勉
强

To do with difficulty in Chinese: 勉强 (miǎn qiǎng)

miǎn qiǎng

to do with difficulty

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 勉強1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to do with difficulty
  2. 2to force sb to do sth
  3. 3reluctant
  4. 4barely enough

Stroke order

Watch how to write 勉强 stroke by stroke.

勉
强

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

ㄇㄧㄢˇ

miǎn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧㄤˇ

qiǎng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

勉强

Simplified

勉強

Traditional

Example sentences

See 勉强 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他不想去，你别勉强他了。

    tā bù xiǎng qù， nǐ bié miǎn qiǎng tā le。

    He doesn't want to go, so stop forcing him.

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

强

qiáng

strong

坚强

jiān qiáng

staunch

强调

qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

强烈

qiáng liè

strong

加强

jiā qiáng

to reinforce

强大

qiáng dà

large

强度

qiáng dù

strength

强迫

qiǎng pò

to compel

增强

zēng qiáng

to increase

强盗

qiáng dào

to rob (with force)

强化

qiáng huà

to strengthen

强势

qiáng shì

strong

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

Learn 勉强 with spaced repetition

Add 勉强 (miǎn qiǎng) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included