勉强
miǎn​qiǎng HSK7

to force

勉强 勉強 miǎn​qiǎng
to force verb
To force someone to do something they are unwilling to do or capable of doing.

你不能勉强她去任何地方。

nǐ bù​néng miǎn​qiǎng tā qù rèn​hé dì​fang.

You can't force her to go anywhere.

barely; reluctantly adverbverb
To do something with great difficulty, unwillingly, or grudgingly; just managing to get by

他说不，但是，当我坚持的时候，他勉强同意了。

tā shuō bù, dàn​shì, dāng wǒ jiān​chí de shí​hou, tā miǎn​qiǎng tóng​yì le.

He said no, but, when I insisted, he reluctantly agreed.

strained
Unconvincing, forced, or unnatural; used for reasons, smiles, or explanations that lack sufficient basis.
to strive
To exert oneself or do one's best (especially in historical or literary contexts)

Frequency
Movie subtitles
8.14 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
16.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Same as

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)