jiàng

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  1. 1. stubborn
  2. 2. unyielding

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Words Containing 强

倔强
jué jiàng

stubborn

加强
jiā qiáng

to reinforce

勉强
miǎn qiǎng

to do with difficulty

坚强
jiān qiáng

staunch

增强
zēng qiáng

to increase

富强
fù qiáng

rich and powerful

强占
qiáng zhàn

to occupy by force

强制
qiáng zhì

to force; to compel; to coerce

强加
qiáng jiā

to impose

强劲
qiáng jìng

strong

强势
qiáng shì

strong

强化
qiáng huà

to strengthen

强壮
qiáng zhuàng

strong

强大
qiáng dà

large

强度
qiáng dù

strength

强烈
qiáng liè

strong; intense

强盗
qiáng dào

to rob (with force)

强硬
qiáng yìng

tough

强行
qiáng xíng

to do sth by force

强调
qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

强迫
qiǎng pò

to compel

强项
qiáng xiàng

key strength

发愤图强
fā fèn tú qiáng

to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)

自强不息
zì qiáng bù xī

to strive unremittingly

要强
yào qiáng

eager to excel

逞强
chěng qiáng

to show off

顽强
wán qiáng

tenacious

不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào

not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence

不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán

not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence

世界强国
shì jiè qiáng guó

world power

以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng

using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò

to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)

先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng

strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.

光头强
guāng tóu qiáng

Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character)

八强
bā qiáng

(sports) top eight

八强赛
bā qiáng sài

quarterfinals

兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng

fig. a well-trained and powerful army

列强
liè qiáng

the Great Powers (history)

刚强
gāng qiáng

firm

加强管制
jiā qiáng guǎn zhì

to tighten control (over sth)

加强针
jiā qiáng zhēn

(vaccine) booster shot

勉勉强强
miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng

to achieve with difficulty

博闻强记
bó wén qiáng jì

have wide learning and a retentive memory

博闻强识
bó wén qiáng zhì

erudite

吉强镇
jí qiáng zhèn

Jiqiang town in Xiji county 西吉[xī jí], Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia

四强
sì qiáng

the top four

四强赛
sì qiáng sài

semifinals

国富兵强
guó fù bīng qiáng

prosperous country with military might

坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū

staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast

压力强度
yā lì qiáng dù

pressure (as measured)

压强
yā qiáng

pressure (physics)

外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān

strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)

大型强子对撞机
dà xíng qiáng zǐ duì zhuàng jī

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

大气压强
dà qì yā qiáng

atmospheric pressure

奋发图强
fèn fā tú qiáng

to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)

女强人
nǚ qiáng rén

successful career woman

好强
hào qiáng

eager to be first

学习强国
xué xí qiáng guó

Xuexi Qiangguo, PRC app designed to teach Xi Jinping Thought, released in 2019

富国强兵
fù guó qiáng bīng

lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times

宁强
níng qiáng

Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

宁强县
níng qiáng xiàn

Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

小强
xiǎo qiáng

cockroach (slang)

差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì

(idiom) just passable

年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng

young and vigorous (idiom)

康强
kāng qiáng

strong and healthy

弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí

lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)

强中更有强中手
qiáng zhōng gèng yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu

see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu]

强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu

(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger

强人
qiáng rén

(politics) strongman

强人所难
qiǎng rén suǒ nán

to force someone to do something

强令
qiáng lìng

to order by force

强似
qiáng sì

to be better than

强作用
qiáng zuò yòng

strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)

强作用力
qiáng zuò yòng lì

the strong force (in nuclear physics)

强使
qiǎng shǐ

to force; to oblige

强健
qiáng jiàn

sturdy

强兵
qiáng bīng

make the military powerful (political slogan)

强力
qiáng lì

powerful

强力胶
qiáng lì jiāo

superglue

强嘴
jiàng zuǐ

to talk back

强国
qiáng guó

(ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage)

强如
qiáng rú

to be better than

强奸
qiáng jiān

to rape

强奸犯
qiáng jiān fàn

rapist

强奸罪
qiáng jiān zuì

rape

强子
qiáng zǐ

hadron (particle physics)

强干
qiáng gàn

competent

强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò

lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)

强弱
qiáng ruò

strong or weak

强征
qiǎng zhēng

to press into service

强心剂
qiáng xīn jì

cardiac stimulant

强心针
qiáng xīn zhēn

heart-strengthening shot

强忍
qiǎng rěn

to resist (with great difficulty)

强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng

to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)

强悍
qiáng hàn

tough

强打
qiáng dǎ

promotion (for a product)

强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)

强拉
qiǎng lā

to drag (sb) along (to a place)

强撑
qiǎng chēng

to use all one's willpower (to do sth)

强攻
qiáng gōng

dominant

强敌
qiáng dí

powerful enemy

强暴
qiáng bào

violent

强有力
qiáng yǒu lì

strong

强梁
qiáng liáng

ruffian

强横
qiáng hèng

surly and unreasoning

强档
qiáng dàng

prime time

强权
qiáng quán

power

强求
qiǎng qiú

to insist on

强流
qiáng liú

high current (e.g. electric)

强烈反对
qiáng liè fǎn duì

to oppose strongly

强生公司
qiáng shēng gōng sī

Johnson & Johnson

强盛
qiáng shèng

rich and powerful

强直性脊柱炎
qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yán

ankylosing spondylitis

强相互作用
qiáng xiāng hù zuò yòng

strong interaction (in particle physics)

强硬态度
qiáng yìng tài dù

unyielding attitude

强硬派
qiáng yìng pài

hardline faction

强硬立场
qiáng yìng lì chǎng

tough position

强脚树莺
qiáng jiǎo shù yīng

(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)

强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ

to twist words and force logic (idiom)

强买强卖
qiǎng mǎi qiǎng mài

to force sb to buy or sell

强身
qiáng shēn

to strengthen one's body

强身健体
qiáng shēn jiàn tǐ

to keep fit and healthy

强辐射区
qiáng fú shè qū

radioactive hot spot

强辩
qiǎng biàn

to argue strenuously or with sophistry

强辩到底
qiǎng biàn dào dǐ

to argue endlessly

强迫劳动
qiǎng pò láo dòng

forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)

强迫性
qiǎng pò xìng

compulsive

强迫性储物症
qiǎng pò xìng chǔ wù zhèng

compulsive hoarding

强迫性性行为
qiǎng pò xìng xìng xíng wéi

sexual obsession

强迫症
qiǎng pò zhèng

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

强迫观念
qiǎng pò guān niàn

compelling notion

强逼
qiǎng bī

to compel

强队
qiáng duì

a powerful team (sports)

强震
qiáng zhèn

powerful earthquake

强韧
qiáng rèn

resilient

强音踏板
qiáng yīn tà bǎn

loud pedal (on piano)

强颜欢笑
qiǎng yán huān xiào

to pretend to look happy

强风
qiáng fēng

strong breeze (meteorology)

强碱
qiáng jiǎn

strong alkali

强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

恃强凌弱
shì qiáng líng ruò

see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shì qiáng qī ruò]

恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò

to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)

扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng

to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor

拉伸强度
lā shēn qiáng dù

tensile strength

措辞强硬
cuò cí qiáng yìng

strongly-worded

放射性最强点
fàng shè xìng zuì qiáng diǎn

radioactive hot spot

断裂强度
duàn liè qiáng dù

rupture strength

李克强
lǐ kè qiáng

Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013

枣强
zǎo qiáng

Zaoqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

枣强县
zǎo qiáng xiàn

Zaoqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

武强
wǔ qiáng

Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

武强县
wǔ qiáng xiàn

Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

武艺高强
wǔ yì gāo qiáng

highly skilled in martial arts

争强好胜
zhēng qiáng hào shèng

competitive

牛不喝水强按头
niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu

lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)

特卫强
tè wèi qiáng

Tyvek (brand)

牵强
qiān qiǎng

far-fetched

牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì

to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

牵马到河易,强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)

发光强度
fā guāng qiáng dù

luminous intensity

发奋图强
fā fèn tú qiáng

to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better

百强
bǎi qiáng

top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)

磁感应强度
cí gǎn yìng qiáng dù

magnetic field density

笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng

the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

精明强干
jīng míng qiáng gàn

intelligent and capable (idiom)

联合自强
lián hé zì qiáng

to combine together for self-improvement

胡志强
hú zhì qiáng

Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister

能弱能强
néng ruò néng qiáng

to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)

自强
zì qiáng

to strive for self-improvement

自强自立
zì qiáng zì lì

to strive for self-improvement

自强运动
zì qiáng yùn dòng

Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動|洋务运动

自立自强
zì lì zì qiáng

to be self-reliant

蔡国强
cài guó qiáng

Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows

血液增强剂
xuè yè zēng qiáng jì

oxyglobin

补强
bǔ qiáng

(engineering) to reinforce (a structure)

豪强
háo qiáng

despot

超级强国
chāo jí qiáng guó

superpower

足高气强
zú gāo qì jiàng

high and mighty (idiom); arrogant

身强力壮
shēn qiáng lì zhuàng

strong and vigorous

辐射强度
fú shè qiáng dù

radiation intensity

遇强则强
yù qiáng zé qiáng

tough adversaries make you stronger

违强凌弱
wéi qiáng líng ruò

to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully

违强陵弱
wéi qiáng líng ruò

to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully

锄强扶弱
chú qiáng fú ruò

to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

钱三强
qián sān qiáng

Qian Sanqiang

隐蔽强迫下载
yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)

集体强奸
jí tǐ qiáng jiān

gang rape

高强
gāo qiáng

excellent

黄克强
huáng kè qiáng

pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[huáng xīng], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[xīn hài gé mìng]