| 強 | 738A35 50A.93-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄑㄧㄤˊ [qiang2] (*ㄑㄧㄤˇ [qiang3] , *ㄐㄧㄤˋ [jiang4] ). [Err. var. 強] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) Short for 強國 big country: 列強 the powerful nations; 五強 The Big Five in United Nations. | |||||
| V.t. | (*[qiang3]) To insist, to accomplish by force or against person's will: 強逼，強迫 [qiang3bi1], [qiang3po4]↓; 強買強賣 to buy or sell by force; 強詞奪理 to exaggerate by rhetoric, to quibble; 強記 to memorize; 勉強 to do s.t. against one’s will, also to strive one's best; 不必勉強 don't do it if you do not wish. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Strong, powerful: 強國 a powerful nation; 強有力 [qiang2you3li4]↓; 強暴 [qiang2bao4]↓; 強弩之末 on the decline, no longer what it was. (2) Better: 強似一個人在此 or 強乎 better than be here alone. (3) Over: 三十強 thirty plus. (4) (*[jiang4]) Stubborn: 木強 stiff; 倔強 stubborn. | |||||
| Words | 1. 強半 [qiang2ban4], n., over half, the great half. 2. 強暴 [qiang2bao4], adj., violent, brutal; adj., v.t., to violate (girl). 3. 強逼 *[qiang3bi1], v.t., coerce (person). 4. 強辯 [qiang2bian4], v.i., to argue forcefully; (*[qiang3bian4]) to call white black, refuse to admit one's mistake. 5. 強求 *[qiang3qiu2], v.t., to insist on getting s.t. 6. 強權 [qiang2qUan2], n., force, autocracy; 強權政策 policy of force. 7. 強盜 [qiang2dao4] (chiarng-’dau), n., a robber. 8. 強調 [qiang2diao4], v.t. & n., to emphasize, -sis: 強調他不能參加 emphasized he could not take part. 9. 強度 [qiang2du4], n., degree of strength; n., adv., (interfere, etc.) with force. 10. 強幹 [qiang2gan4], v.i. & t., to rely on force or persistence (to do s.t.). 11. 強梗 [qiang2geng3], adj., stubborn. 12. 強悍 [qiang2han4], adj., powerful, brutal. 13. 強橫 [qiang2heng2], adj., arrogant, brutal. 14. 強健 [qiang2jian4], adj., physically strong. 15. 強姦 [qiang2jian1], v.t., to rape (woman). 16. 強記 [qiang3ji4], adj., good in memory: (*[qiang3ji4]) to memorize by rote. 17. 強壯 [qiang3zhuang4], adj., powerful, strong. 18. 強制 *[qiang3zhi4], (1) v.t., to force, enforce, restrain by law; (2) adj. & adv., compulsory: 強制執行 compulsory execution. 19. 強梁 [qiang2liang2], adj., unruly, defiant. 20. 強迫 *[qiang3po4], v.t., to force, coerce s.o. to do s.t. 21. 強韌 [qiang2ren4], adj., durable. 22. 強人 [qiang2ren2], n., robber. 23. 強如 [qiang2ru2], phr., better than, see [qiang2si4]↓. 24. 強盛 [qiang2sheng4], adj., strong, prosperous (nation). 25. 強襲 [qiang2xi1], v.t., lay down artillery barrage, spring mass attack. 26. 強項 [qiang2xiang4], adj., resolute, inflexible. 27. 強水 [qiang2shui3], n., popular term for strong acids (like sulphuric acid). 28. 強似 [qiang2si4], phr., better than. 29. 強死 [qiang2si3], v.i., (AC) meet violent death. 30. 強挺 [qiang2ting3], adj., obdurate, inflexible. 31. 強宗 [qiang2zong3], n., powerful clan. 32. 強顏 *[qiang4yan2], v.i., (1) to force a smiling face; (2) (jiang4yiarn) shamelessly. 33. 強硬 [qiang2ying4], adj., unyielding. 34. 強有力 [qiang2you3li4], adj., powerful (person, country). | |||||