How to say “strengthen” in Chinese
strengthen, intensify
“Strengthen” in Chinese is 强化, qiáng huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
强化 is read qiáng huà: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “强化”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 强化. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 学校强化了安全管理。xuéxiàoqiánghuàleānquánguǎnlǐThe school stepped up its safety measures.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “strengthen” in Chinese?
“Strengthen” in Chinese is 强化, pinyin qiánghuà.
What does 强化 mean?
强化 (qiánghuà) means “strengthen, intensify”.
How do you write 强化?
强化 is 2 characters: 强 (qiáng) — strong; 化 (huà) — transform, change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 强化?
强化 is read qiánghuà. Tones: qiáng — second tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“strengthen” in the lesson “Wider, firmer, simpler”
This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. 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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