强 (強) qiáng
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qiáng
adjective
strong; powerful
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 有力 (CC-CEDICT '強'; Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '強' 1, p. 364; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91; Unihan '強') -
qiáng
adjective
stubborn; unyielding
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 坚毅 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 2) -
qiǎng
verb
to strive; to make an effort
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 竭力 (Guoyu '強' qiǎng v 2; Kroll 2015 '強' qiàng, p. 364) -
qiáng
adjective
hard; solid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 坚硬 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 3) -
qiáng
adjective
brutal; violent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 横暴 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 4; Kroll 2015 '強' 1d, p. 364; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91) -
qiáng
adjective
superior; dominant; better
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 优越 (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 5; Kroll 2015 '強' 1a, p. 364; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91) -
qiáng
adjective
abundant; surplus
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '強' qiáng adj 6; Kroll 2015 '強' 2, p. 364) -
qiáng
noun
a powerful person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '強' qiáng n 1) -
qiáng
proper noun
Qiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '強' qiáng n 2) -
qiáng
verb
to strengthen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 加强; for example, 自强不息 'to strenghen oneself without stopping' (CCI p. 36; CC-CEDICT '自強不息'; Guoyu '自強不息'; Guoyu '強' qiáng v 1; Kroll 2015 '強' 1b, p. 364) -
jiàng
adjective
tough; tenacious; determined
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 坚韧 (Guoyu '強' jiàng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '強' 1c, p. 364) -
jiàng
adjective
stiff; rigid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 僵硬 (Guoyu '強' jiàng adj 2) -
jiàng
adjective
stubborn; obstinate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 固执 (Guoyu '強' jiàng adj 3) -
qiǎng
verb
to force
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 迫使 (Guoyu '強' qiǎng v 1; Mathews 1931 '強', p. 91) -
jiàng
adjective
particularly; intentionally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '強' 1e, p. 364) -
jiàng
adjective
deeply; very much
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '強' 2a, p. 364)
Contained in
- 身强力壮(身強力壯) strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust
- 列强(列強) the great powers
- 自立自强(自立自強) to strive for self-improvement
- 多闻强记(多聞強記) to study widely and remember well
- 放射性最强点(放射性最強點) radioactive hot spot
- 强流(強流) high current (e.g. electric)
- 强壮(強壯) strong; sturdy
- 强买强卖(強買強賣) to force somebody to buy or sell; to trade using coercion
- 强令(強令) to order by force; peremptory
- 强死强活(強死強活) to be forced to die or forced to act; to be compelled either way
- 外强中干(外強中乾) strong in appearance but weak in reality
- 见强(見強) to be stronger
- 自强(自強) to strive to become stronger
- 强寇(強寇) a bandit; plunderer
- 倔强(倔強) stubborn; obstinate
- 力强(力強) to force; to compell
- 恃强凌弱(恃強凌弱) to use violence against the virtuous and weak
- 强聒不舍(強聒不舍) incessant chatter
- 强人(強人) (politics) strongman; a highly capable person; robber
- 崛强(崛強) straight and unyielding
- 强有力(強有力) strong; vigorous
- 强力胶(強力膠) superglue
- 强干弱枝(強幹弱枝) to strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches
- 强中自有强中手(強中自有強中手) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger; there is always something more to learn; never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
- 坚强(堅強) staunch; strong
- 强作用力(強作用力) the strong force (in nuclear physics)
- 人强马壮(人強馬壯) strong men and horses; a powerful military force
- 强硬派(強硬派) hardline faction; hawks
- 强化(強化) to strengthen; to intensify
- 兵强(兵強) a strong military force
- 四强赛(四強賽) semifinals
- 锄强扶弱(鋤強扶弱) to hinder the strong and support the weak
- 强酸(強酸) a strong acid
- 好强(好強) eager to be first
- 强迫观念(強迫觀念) compelling notion; obsession
- 联合自强(聯合自強) to combine together for self-improvement; joint movement for self-strengthening
- 强辐射区(強輻射區) radioactive hot spot
- 争强好胜(爭強好勝) competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
- 女强人(女強人) successful career woman; able woman
- 强征(強徵) to press into service; to impress; to commandeer
- 强死(強死) to die a violent death
- 小强(小強) cockroach
- 强本弱枝(強本弱枝) to strengthen the core and weaken the branches
- 发奋图强(發奮圖強) to be determined to do succeed
- 强胜(強勝) to succeed using violence
- 强力(強力) physical force
- 牵强附会(牽強附會) to make a far fetched interpretation
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- 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 64
- 卷十二 志第二 歷上 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Calendar 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 61
- 第一 律曆上 律準 候氣 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 54
- 卷十三 志第三 歷下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 37
- 卷二十五 魏四 Chapter 25: Wei IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 31
- 卷六 秦四 Chapter 6: Qin IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 29
- 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 27
- 卷二十 趙三 Chapter 20: Zhao III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 25
- 卷二十四 魏三 Chapter 24: Wei III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 24
- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 23
Collocations
- 钩强 (鉤強) 作為鉤強之備 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十三 魯問 Book 13 - Lu's Question — count: 9
- 强不能 (強不能) 則眾強不能圖 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 6
- 众强 (眾強) 不可為富貴眾強 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 6
- 强武 (強武) 勇力強武 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 5
- 强执 (強執) 而強執此者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九 非命上 Book 9 - Anti-Fatalism I — count: 4
- 以为强 (以為強) 彼以為強必治 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九 非命下 Book 9 - Anti-Fatalism III — count: 4
- 毕强 (畢強) 是以股肱畢強相爲動宰乎 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四 兼愛下 Book 4 - Universal Love III — count: 3
- 勇力强 (勇力強) 勇力強武 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 3
- 不畏强 (不畏強) 仇牧可謂不畏強禦矣 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
- 强御 (強禦) 仇牧可謂不畏強禦矣 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3