强 烈 qiáng liè strong / intense 厉 害 (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent 坚 强 jiān qiáng staunch / strong 结 实 jiē shi rugged / sturdy / strong / durable / buff (physique) 霸 道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent 刚 hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly 硬 hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial 浓 concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc) 棒 stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race 强 劲 qiáng jìng strong / powerful / robust 强 势 qiáng shì strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive 浓 郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense 强 悍 qiáng hàn tough / strong / formidable / fearsome 强 有 力 qiáng yǒu lì strong / forceful 强 壮 qiáng zhuàng strong / sturdy / robust 浓 烈 nóng liè strong (taste, flavor, smell) 轰 轰 烈 烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale 坚 挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) 浓 重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) 虎 虎 hǔ hǔ vigorous / formidable / strong 烈 性 liè xìng strong / intense / spirited / virulent 坚 牢 jiān láo strong / firm 坚 strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute 铁 iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) 固 hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly 劲 stalwart / sturdy / strong / powerful 壮 to strengthen / strong / robust 喷 (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests) 酷 ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip 彪 (literary) tiger stripes / (by extension) ornate and brightly colored / (by synecdoche) young tiger / (fig.) strong / stalwart / (old) classifier for troops 矫 to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation 伉 spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken 遒 strong / vigorous / robust / to draw near / to come to an end 仡 strong / brave 酽 (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich 骙 (of a horse) powerful / strong 强 大 qiáng dà big and strong / formidable / powerful 激 情 jī qíng passion / fervor / enthusiasm / strong emotion 优 点 yōu diǎn merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 特 长 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points 浓 厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) 全 能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area 好 汉 hǎo hàn hero / strong and courageous person / CL:條|条[tiao2] 大 牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 长 处 cháng chù good aspects / strong points 疾 风 jí fēng strong wind / gale 强 弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure 力 不 从 心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak 壮 士 zhuàng shì hero / fighter / brave strong guy / warrior (in armor) 强 项 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty 劲 风 jìng fēng strong wind / gale 茁 壮 zhuó zhuàng healthy and strong / sturdy / thriving / vigorous / robust / flourishing 力 士 lì shì strong man / sumo wrestler 矫 健 jiǎo jiàn strong and healthy / vigorous 劲 旅 jìng lu:3 strong contingent / elite squad 烈 酒 liè jiǔ strong alcoholic drink 柔 韧 róu rèn pliable and tough / supple and strong / flexible 方 兴 未 艾 fāng xīng wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up 倾 吐 qīng tǔ to pour out (emotions) / to unburden oneself (of strong feelings) / to vomit comprehensively 壮 硕 zhuàng shuò sturdy / thick and strong 铁 打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 强 风 qiáng fēng strong breeze (meteorology) 苍 劲 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch 大 力 士 dà lì shì strong man / Hercules 曝 晒 pù shài to expose to strong sunlight 浓 香 nóng xiāng strong fragrance / pungent 励 精 图 治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) 据 理 力 争 jù lǐ lì zhēng to contend on strong grounds / to argue strongly for what is right 虎 头 蛇 尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish 强 韧 qiáng rèn resilient / tough and strong 法 家 Fǎ jiā the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist 茅 台 酒 máo tái jiǔ maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] 严 词 yán cí forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words 罡 风 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind 身 强 力 壮 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng strong and vigorous / sturdy / robust 人 高 马 大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong 恋 家 liàn jiā home-loving / to feel a strong attachment to home life / to begrudge being away from home 一 板 一 眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail 土 豪 tǔ háo local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche 巴 豆 bā dòu croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1] / croton seed, a strong purgative 强 碱 qiáng jiǎn strong alkali 肥 壮 féi zhuàng stout and strong 除 暴 安 良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor 外 强 中 干 wài qiáng zhōng gān strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom) 兵 强 马 壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army 呢 particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation 膀 大 腰 圆 bǎng dà yāo yuán tall and strong / burly / beefy 锄 强 扶 弱 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor 巨 流 jù liú strong current / CL:股[gu3] 害 喜 hài xǐ to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods 强 中 自 有 强 中 手 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu (idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger 健 healthy / to invigorate / to strengthen / to be good at / to be strong in 厚 thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress 乾 surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 / representing sky / male principle 韧 annealed / pliable but strong / tough / tenacious 腆 make strong (as liquors) / virtuous 酎 strong wine 醲 concentrated / strong wine 弱 肉 强 食 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle 膘 肥 体 壮 biāo féi tǐ zhuàng (of a livestock animal) plump and strong / well-fed
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