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强
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Definitions
- 1. stubborn
- 2. unyielding
Example Sentences
1 shown马比鹿 强 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 强
strong alkali
successful career woman
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
the strong force (in nuclear physics)
heart-strengthening shot
lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
sturdy
the top four
hardline faction
to drag (sb) along (to a place)
(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
to be self-reliant
to increase
prime time
strength
large
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
atmospheric pressure
to achieve with difficulty
to strive for self-improvement
ruffian
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
(vaccine) booster shot
power
radiation intensity
sexual obsession
strong breeze (meteorology)
compulsive hoarding
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)
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi
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]
firm
Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character)
to be better than
strong interaction (in particle physics)
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
have wide learning and a retentive memory
to keep fit and healthy
to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
tough position
to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
strong or weak
tensile strength
pressure (as measured)
staunch
Xuexi Qiangguo, PRC app designed to teach Xi Jinping Thought, released in 2019
fig. a well-trained and powerful army
erudite
world power
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
strong and vigorous
magnetic field density
despot
(politics) strongman
to resist (with great difficulty)
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
to insist on
strong
to oppose strongly
to impose
intelligent and capable (idiom)
strong
to reinforce
strong
resilient
strongly-worded
powerful
to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)
to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
rupture strength
promotion (for a product)
competent
to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
quarterfinals
Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
Zaoqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
to show off
high current (e.g. electric)
see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shì qiáng qī ruò]
to argue endlessly
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
to be better than
oxyglobin
superglue
Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動|洋务运动
luminous intensity
unyielding attitude
tenacious
Qian Sanqiang
surly and unreasoning
to use all one's willpower (to do sth)
to do with difficulty
Tyvek (brand)
to order by force
high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
dominant
Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
to press into service
key strength
far-fetched
strong
semifinals
strong and healthy
to compel
to strive unremittingly
to strengthen
rape
to tighten control (over sth)
tough
ankylosing spondylitis
powerful enemy
tough
powerful earthquake
radioactive hot spot
to force someone to do something
the Great Powers (history)
violent
(engineering) to reinforce (a structure)
a powerful team (sports)
excellent
rich and powerful
(idiom) just passable
Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows
radioactive hot spot
Zaoqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
strong; intense
see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu]
eager to excel
stubborn
to occupy by force
rich and powerful
to force; to oblige
prosperous country with military might
to argue strenuously or with sophistry
to force sb to buy or sell
to strengthen one's body
to emphasize (a statement)
drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)
to combine together for self-improvement
to strive for self-improvement
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
(ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage)
highly skilled in martial arts
hadron (particle physics)
competitive
loud pedal (on piano)
(sports) top eight
young and vigorous (idiom)
cardiac stimulant
compulsive
to talk back
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
pressure (physics)
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
cockroach (slang)
to rape
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi
make the military powerful (political slogan)
staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
superpower
rapist
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
to compel
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
to force; to compel; to coerce
to rob (with force)
to pretend to look happy
eager to be first
tough adversaries make you stronger
gang rape
Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
Johnson & Johnson
to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
to do sth by force
to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013
strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
Jiqiang town in Xiji county 西吉[xī jí], Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia
compelling notion