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  *刚* | 刚* | *刚
hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly
HSK 2
merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL: 個|个, 項|项
HSK 3
big and strong; formidable; powerful
HSK 3
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  *长* | 长* | *长
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
HSK 2
staunch / strong
HSK 3
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  *强* | 强* | *强
strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强
HSK 3
(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
HSK 5
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  *厚* | 厚* | *厚
thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress
HSK 4
strong; intense
HSK 3
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  *浓* | 浓* | *浓
concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc)
HSK 4
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  *棒* | 棒* | *棒
stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race
HSK 5
passion / fervor / enthusiasm / strong emotion
HSK 6
rugged / sturdy / strong / durable / buff (physique)
HSK 3
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  *硬* | 硬* | *硬
hard; stiff; solid / (fig.) strong; firm / resolutely; uncompromisingly / laboriously; with great difficulty / good (quality); able (person) / (of food) filling; substantial
HSK 5
strong medicine; potent remedy / (fig.) drastic measure
good aspects / strong points
HSK 3
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  *铁* | 铁* | *铁
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
HSK 3
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  *劲* | 劲* | *劲
stalwart / sturdy / strong / powerful
to shake / to vibrate / to strongly affect / shock / vibration
HSK 7-9
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
HSK 7-9
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  *酷* | 酷* | *酷
ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip
HSK 6
omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
HSK 7-9
strong / sturdy / robust
HSK 6
strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive
HSK 6
advocate strongly
a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color)
HSK 7-9
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  *坚* | 坚* | *坚
strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute
key strength / strong suit / specialty
HSK 7-9
(slang) to ship a couple (i.e. to strongly desire that a pair of fictional characters become a couple) / also pr. [ke4 C P]
strong and healthy / fit
strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure
strong / powerful / robust
HSK 7-9
strong / solid / sturdy / firm / practical
HSK 6
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  *壮* | 壮* | *壮
to strengthen / strong / robust
HSK 7-9
to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment
HSK 7-9
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  *固* | 固* | *固
hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly
to sell strongly; to be in great demand
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
to pour out (emotions) / to unburden oneself (of strong feelings) / to vomit comprehensively
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
courageous and strong (idiom) / Herculean (physique etc)
to feel strongly about / to be fond of / obsession / deep commitment
HSK 7-9
to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
equally matched / not much to distinguish who is stronger
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army
strong man / sumo wrestler
dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect)
HSK 7-9
well-built (physique) / strong and muscular
strong (taste, flavor, smell)
to use violence (against sb) / to strong-arm sb / to manhandle
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
to strongly recommend
personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
HSK 7-9
to oppose strongly / violently opposed to
to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
HSK 7-9
hero / strong and courageous person / CL: 條|条
level; almost flat; not strongly sloping / (fig.) moderate; mild-mannered; gentle
Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek
strong and vigorous / sturdy / robust
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  *喷* | 喷* | *喷
(of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
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  *健* | 健* | *健
healthy / to invigorate / to strengthen / to be good at / to be strong in
(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense
HSK 7-9
pliable and tough / supple and strong / flexible
tall and strong
closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided
stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person
eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded
HSK 7-9
tough adversaries make you stronger
local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche
resilient / tough and strong
lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times / Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle
strong alcoholic drink
(of wind) to blow strongly / (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society
to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better / to pull one's socks up
strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
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  *彪* | 彪* | *彪
(literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart / (old) classifier for troops
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  *飙* | 飙* | *飙
(literary) very strong wind; gale / (bound form) wild; violent; unrestrained; furious
opinionated / having one's own strong views
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
strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully / also written 違強陵弱|违强陵弱
strong and healthy / vigorous
healthy and strong / sturdy / thriving / vigorous / robust / flourishing
strong / vigorous / large-scale
(humorous) person with a strong appetite; greedy eater (used playfully)
strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
strong; intense; spirited; virulent
solid / strong / firm / secure
strong and upright
(adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)

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