1. (engineering) to reinforce (a structure)2. to strengthen3. (fig.) to rectify shortcomings
(of a currency, price etc) to strengthen; to be on the rise
Ningqiang, a county in Hanzhong City 汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi
Li Keqiang (1955–2023), PRC politician, premier 2013–2023
Zaoqiang, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[héng shuǐ shì], Hebei
Wuqiang, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[héng shuǐ shì], Hebei
Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
1. have wide learning and a retentive memory2. have encyclopedic knowledge
1. erudite2. widely read and knowledgeable
prosperous country with military might
1. lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times2. Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
1. compelling notion2. obsession
1. to pretend to look happy2. to force oneself to smile
1. to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)2. to bully
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
1. rupture strength2. breaking strength
highly skilled in martial arts
争强好胜 爭強好勝 zhēng qiáng hào shèng 1. competitive2. ambitious and aggressive3. to desire to beat others
1. to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better2. to pull one's socks up
发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng HSK 7–9 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
intelligent and capable (idiom)
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián 1. lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)2. fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
强中自有强中手 強中自有強中手 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu (idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
强将手下无弱兵 強將手下無弱兵 qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇 強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
see 恃强欺弱[shì qiáng qī ruò]
强中更有强中手 強中更有強中手 qiáng zhōng gèng yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu see 强中自有强中手[qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu]