强
qiángjiàngqiǎngQiáng HSK3

strong

强 (強) qiáng frequency
strong adjective
possessing great power, force, or vigor; intense or violent

这盏灯的光线太强，照得人眼睛疼。

zhè zhǎn dēng de guāng​xiàn tài qiáng, zhào de rén yǎn​jing téng.

The light from this lamp is too strong; it hurts my eyes.

better adjective
superior in quality, skill, or condition compared to others

他的表现比以前强多了。

tā de biǎo​xiàn bǐ yǐ​qián qiáng duō le.

His performance is much better than before.

robust adjective
referring to the health or physical condition of being strong, vigorous, or full of vitality.

长期坚持体育锻炼，可以使人的体质变强。

cháng​qī jiān​chí tǐ​yù duàn​liàn, kě​yǐ shǐ rén de tǐ​zhì biàn qiáng.

Persisting in physical exercise over the long term can strengthen one's constitution.

top-tier noun
ranked as the best or most elite within a specific category

这家公司成功入选了世界五百强。

zhè jiā gōng​sī chéng​gōng rù​xuǎn le shì​jiè wǔ​bǎi qiáng.

This company was successfully listed in the Fortune Global 500.

plus adjective
indicating a quantity slightly more than a specified number or fraction

产值比去年增加了一成强。

chǎn​zhí bǐ qù​nián zēng​jiā le yī chéng qiáng.

The output value increased by slightly more than ten percent over last year.

强 (強) jiàng
stubborn adjective
stubborn, unyielding, or obstinate in temperament

这孩子的脾气真强，怎么说都不听。

zhè hái​zi de pí​qi zhēn jiàng, zěn​me shuō dōu bù tīng.

This child is so stubborn; he won't listen no matter what you say.

强 (強) qiǎng
force verb
to force or compel someone to do something against their will

凡事要尊重他的意愿，千万不能强他。

fán shì yào zūn​zhòng tā de yì​yuàn, qiān​wàn bù néng qiǎng tā.

You must respect his wishes; do not force him into anything.

strive adverb
to make a strenuous effort or to force oneself to do something difficult

他在困难面前强自镇定。

tā zài kùn​nan miàn​qián qiǎng​zì zhèn​dìng.

He forced himself to stay calm in the face of difficulty.

强 (強) Qiáng
Qiang proper name
surname Qiang

强先生是这里的主管。

Qiáng xiān​sheng shì zhè​lǐ de zhǔ​guǎn.

Mr. Qiang is the supervisor here.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
292nd most common 757.9 per million
Movie subtitles
436th most common 336.4 per million appears in 74% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
143.5 per million appears in 33% of films
Written text
286.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
強
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+5F3A

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)