• Pinyin: qiáng
  English Definition: strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百强
  Chinese Definition:
  ①健壮，有力，与“弱”相对：强壮。强健。强人。强力。强大。强劲。刚强。富强。列强。强弩之末。年富力强。
  ②程度高：强手。强烈。强酸。能力强。
  ③胜过，优越，好：强干。争强好(hào)胜。
  ④有余，略多于某数：强半(超过一半)。
  ⑤使用强力，硬性地：强占。强加。强攻。强悍。强横(héng)。强梁(强横霸道)。
  ⑥着重，增加分量：强化。增强。
  Example Words:

  加强	jiā qiáng	to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase
  强烈	qiáng liè	intense; (violently) strong	HSK 5
  强调	qiáng diào	to emphasize (a statement); to stress	HSK 5
  增强	zēng qiáng	to increase; to strengthen
  强大	qiáng dà	large; formidable; powerful; strong

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• Pinyin: jiàng
  English Definition: stubborn; unyielding
  Chinese Definition:
  ①固执，强硬不屈：强嘴。倔强。
  Example Words:

  倔强	jué jiàng	stubborn; obstinate; unbending	HSK 6
  强嘴	jiàng zuǐ	to talk back; to reply defiantly
  足高气强	zú gāo qì jiàng	high and mighty (idiom); arrogant

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• Pinyin: qiǎng
  English Definition: to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
  Chinese Definition:
  ①硬要，迫使，尽力：强使。强迫。强逼。强辩。勉强。强人所难。强词夺理。
  Example Words:

  勉强	miǎn qiǎng	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough	HSK 6
  强迫	qiǎng pò	to compel; to force	HSK 6
  强求	qiǎng qiú	to insist on; to demand; to impose
  牵强	qiān qiǎng	far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
  强词夺理	qiǎng cí duó lǐ	to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats

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