勉强
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

勉强

miǎnqiǎng

to do with difficulty

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to do with difficulty

02

to force sb to do sth

03

reluctant

04

barely enough

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 勉强

What does 勉强 mean in Chinese?

勉强 (miǎnqiǎng) means to do with difficulty.

How do you pronounce 勉强?

勉强 is pronounced miǎnqiǎng.

Is 勉强 an HSK word?

勉强 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 勉强?

勉强 is used as a 形容词 / 动词 (adjective / verb) in Chinese.

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