Chinese Word: 壮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

壮 (Trad.: 壯)HSK 6

Pinyin: zhuàng

English Definition: to strengthen; strong; robust; Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group

Chinese Definition:
①大，有力，强盛：强壮。壮士。壮心。壮烈。壮美。兵强马壮。
②增加勇气和力量：壮胆。壮行(xíng)。以壮声势。
③中国少数民族，主要分布于广西壮族自治区及云南、四川、贵州等省(旧作“僮”)：壮族。壮锦。壮歌。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 士

Pictophonetic: 丬 indicates the sound; 士 (soldier) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 丬 [ qiáng ] half of tree trunk
- 士 [ shì ] scholar, gentleman; soldier

Similar Characters: 吐

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壮大	zhuàng dà	to expand; to strengthen
壮观	zhuàng guān	spectacular; magnificent sight	HSK 6
壮丽	zhuàng lì	magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious	HSK 6
悲壮	bēi zhuàng	solemn and stirring; moving and tragic
理直气壮	lǐ zhí qì zhuàng	in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful	HSK 6

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1		wǒ men 我们 kàn qǐ 看起 lái 来 méi yǒu 没有 nà 那 jiā 家 huǒ zhuàng 伙壮。 We don't look so strong as that guy.
2		zhè 这 ràng 让 wǒ 我 dǎ 打 dé 得 hěn 很 fèi lì 费力， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 他们 zhǎng 长 dé 得 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 zhuàng 壮， qiú líng 球龄 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 zhǎng 长。 I struggled because they were so much stronger and had been playing much longer.
3		dàn shì 但是 nǐ 你 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 gāo 高， bǐ 比 wǒ 我 zhuàng 壮。 But you are taller and stronger than I (am).
4		tā 他 yòu 又 dà 大 yòu 又 zhuàng 壮， shǒu lǐ 手里 ná 拿 zhe 着 fǔ zi 斧子， yí gè 一个 hēi hū hū 黑乎乎 de 的 dōng xī 东西 gài 盖 zhe 着 tā 他 de 的 liǎn 脸。 He was a big, strong man with an axe, and something black over his face.
5		“ zhè gè 这个 jiā 家 huǒ 伙 hěn 很 jiàn kāng 健康， tā 他 yuè 越 lái 来 yuè zhuàng 越壮， ” pà dí 帕迪 shuō 说， “ wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为， rú guǒ 如果 tā 他 zhù 住 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 huò 或 dāi 呆 zài 在 zhè ér 这儿， tā 他 jiù 就 bù 不 huì 会 sǐ 死。 ” "The guy was fit - he was getting stronger," Paddy says, "and I reckon if he had lived here and stayed here, he wouldn't have died.

1		wǒ men 我们 kàn qǐ 看起 lái 来 méi yǒu 没有 nà 那 jiā 家 huǒ zhuàng 伙壮。 We don't look so strong as that guy.
2		zhè 这 ràng 让 wǒ 我 dǎ 打 dé 得 hěn 很 fèi lì 费力， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 他们 zhǎng 长 dé 得 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 zhuàng 壮， qiú líng 球龄 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 zhǎng 长。 I struggled because they were so much stronger and had been playing much longer.
3		dàn shì 但是 nǐ 你 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 gāo 高， bǐ 比 wǒ 我 zhuàng 壮。 But you are taller and stronger than I (am).
4		tā 他 yòu 又 dà 大 yòu 又 zhuàng 壮， shǒu lǐ 手里 ná 拿 zhe 着 fǔ zi 斧子， yí gè 一个 hēi hū hū 黑乎乎 de 的 dōng xī 东西 gài 盖 zhe 着 tā 他 de 的 liǎn 脸。 He was a big, strong man with an axe, and something black over his face.
5		“ zhè gè 这个 jiā 家 huǒ 伙 hěn 很 jiàn kāng 健康， tā 他 yuè 越 lái 来 yuè zhuàng 越壮， ” pà dí 帕迪 shuō 说， “ wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为， rú guǒ 如果 tā 他 zhù 住 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 huò 或 dāi 呆 zài 在 zhè ér 这儿， tā 他 jiù 就 bù 不 huì 会 sǐ 死。 ” "The guy was fit - he was getting stronger," Paddy says, "and I reckon if he had lived here and stayed here, he wouldn't have died.