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坚强 (jiān qiáng): Strong (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

坚 • jiān • hard, solid, firm, strong
jiān坚

hard, solid, firm, strong

强 • qiáng • strong, powerful, forceful
qiáng强

strong, powerful, forceful

Word Info

Pinyinjiān qiáng
Meaningstrong; firm; staunch
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 坚强.

  • 出版chū bǎnpublish; come off the press
  • 吃亏chī kuīto suffer losses; come to grief; take a beating
  • 差距chā jùgap; disparity
  • 常识cháng shígeneral knowledge
  • 存在cún zàito exist; be
  • 贷款dài kuǎnto provide a loan; make an advance to; extend credit to
  • 大型dà xínglarge-scale
  • 保留bǎo liúcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
  • 表达biǎo dáto voice (an opinion)
  • 程序chéng xùorder; procedure; sequence
  • 不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
  • 电池diàn chíbattery; cell
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 坚强.

Words with 坚
  • 坚持jiān chíto persevere with
  • 坚决jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined
  • 坚固jiān gùfirm; solid; sturdy
  • 坚定
jiān dìng
firm; staunch; steadfast
  • 坚实jiān shísolid; substantial; staunch
  • 坚硬jiān yìnghard; solid; rigidity
  • 坚韧jiān rèntough and tensile; firm and tenacious
  • 坚信jiān xìnFirmly believe / be convinced
    • Words with 强
    • 加强jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
    • 增强zēng qiángto increase
    • 强大qiáng dàlarge
    • 强度qiáng dùstrength
    • 强烈qiáng lièstrong; intense; violent
    • 强调qiáng diàostress; emphasize; underline
    • 倔强jué jiàngunbending
    • 勉强miǎn qiǎngmanage with an effort; do with difficulty
    4.

    How to Use 坚强 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    neutral
    very strong
    Verb + Complementwith变得
    biàn变
    de得
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    Subject + Verbwith性格
    xìng性
    gé格
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    Adjective + Nounwith意志
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    de的
    yì意
    zhì志
    5.

    Example Sentences with 坚强

    tā她
    hěn很
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    。
    She is very strong.
    neutral
    become strong
    neutral
    strong character
    formal
    strong will
    miàn面
    duì对
    kùn困
    nan难
    shí时
    ，
    tā她
    biǎo表
    xiàn现
    dé得
    fēi非
    cháng常
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    。
    When facing difficulties, she behaved very strongly.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    zāo遭
    shòu受
    le了
    jù巨
    dà大
    de的
    dǎ打
    jī击
    ，
    tā她
    yī依
    rán然
    biǎo表
    xiàn现
    dé得
    fēi非
    cháng常
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    。
    Despite suffering a huge blow, she still remained very strong.
    zài在
    wēi危
    jī机
    miàn面
    qián前
    ，
    lǐng领
    dǎo导
    zhě者
    bì必
    xū须
    zhǎn展
    xiàn现
    chū出
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    de的
    yì意
    zhì志
    hé和
    jué决
    xīn心
    。
    In the face of crisis, leaders must demonstrate firm will and determination.
    nǐ你
    shì是
    rú如
    hé何
    bǎo保
    chí持
    rú如
    cǐ此
    jiān坚
    qiáng强
    de的
    ，
    yóu尤
    qí其
    shì是
    zài在
    miàn面
    duì对
    shī失
    bài败
    de的
    shí时
    hou候
    ？
    How do you stay so strong, especially when facing failure?