How to say “strong” in Chinese
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“Strong” in Chinese is 强, qiáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
强 is read qiáng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 弓 “bow”. Second reading: qiǎng, “force”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “强”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 强. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的身体比以前强多了tādeshēntǐbǐyǐqiánqiángduōleHe's in much better shape than before.
- 他的自学能力很强tādezìxuénénglìhěnqiángHe's very good at learning on his own.
- 我们应该加强环境保护wǒmenyīnggāijiāqiánghuánjìngbǎohùWe should strengthen environmental protection.
- 这个球队非常强大，很少输。zhègeqiúduìfēichángqiángdà,hěnshǎoshūThis team is very strong, it rarely loses.
- 他是我最强的对手tāshìwǒzuìqiángdeduìshǒuHe's my toughest rival.
- 今天的训练强度很大jīntiāndexùnliànqiángdùhěndàToday's training is very intense.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At the gym”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “strong” in Chinese?
“Strong” in Chinese is 强, pinyin qiáng.
What does 强 mean?
强 (qiáng) means “strong”.
How do you write 强?
强 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 强?
强 is read qiáng. Tones: qiáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“strong” in the lesson “At the gym”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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