chěng​qiáng HSK7

act brave

逞强 (逞強) chěng​qiáng
act brave verb
to try to be brave or push oneself beyond one's actual capacity

Since you haven't recovered yet, don't push yourself to do heavy work.

show off verb
to ostentatiously display one's strength or skills to impress others

He always likes to act tough in front of girls.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.16 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.26 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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