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強 (koeng4) — make an effort; strive; try hard to in Cantonese

koengˎ₄強
简 强
Mandarin Pinyin: qiang2

Meaning of 強

nounmake an effort; strive; try hard to
nouncapable; of a high standard
nounby force
nounstrong; resolute; violent
nounstrengthen; make strong
nounbetter than; slightly more than
nouncompel; force; coerce
nounsynonym for China

Example Sentences with 強

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係koengˎ₄強gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人wo˗₃喎
He's from the mainland, you know.
dimˊ²點sinˉ¹先hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以gaaˉ¹加coengˎ₄強haauˍ₆效nang4?能？
How can we enhance performance?
koengˎ₄強daaiˍ₆大gwok˗₃國gaa1.家。
A strong country.
gamˉ¹今shikˍ₆昔deoi˗₃對beiˊ²比koengˎ₄強
The contrast between now and then is strong.
fuˍ₆父gon˗₃幹houˊ²好koeng4.強。
Daddy's support is strong.
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Words Containing 強

好強hou2 koeng4
好2: very strong; 好3: eager to do well in everything
強弧光燈koeng4 wu4 gwong1 dang1
klieg lights
強辯koeng5 bin6
to argue forcefully; to force one's point down another's throat (i.e., argue without admission of wrongness or mistake)
強忍koeng4 jan2
try one's best to hold back
發奮圖強faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4
to rise in great vigour; with firm resolve to succeed; to work with a will to make the country strong; to work with determination to make the country strong; to work with stamina for the prosperity of the country | Also written as '發憤圖強'
強嘴goeng6 zeoi2
talking back; backtalk; reply defiantly
強迫koeng5 bik1
to force; to compel
加強控制gaa1 koeng4 hung3 zai3
to tighten one's control
強制koeng4/5 zai3
to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; to restrain by law; mandatory
強力koeng4 lik6
mightiness
勉強min5 koeng5
strenuously; reluctantly; barely manage; to force
加強管制gaa1 koeng4 gun2 zai3
to tighten control (over sth)

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