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強

简强 · 繁強

Mandarin · pinyin jiàng#

stubborn
unyielding

Mandarin · pinyin qiáng#

strong
powerful
better
slightly more than
vigorous
violent
best in their category, e.g. see 百強 bǎi qiáng

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng#

to force
to compel
to strive
to make an effort

Mandarin · pinyin Qiáng#

surname Qiang

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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic

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4 · jiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

goeng6 · koeng3 · koeng4 · koeng5

Cantonese word readings for 強. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character

strong; powerful; energetic
to strengthen
staunch; strong-willed
brutal; forceful
capable; of a high level
superior; better
slightly more than; plus
final contestants in a competition; finalist
(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, sometimes deliberate) misspelling of 蛋 (daan⁶⁻²)

character

to force; to compel; to coerce
to strive

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hard; stiff
stubborn; obstinate
a surname

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