Writing
坚强 (jiān qiáng) — how to say "strong" in Chinese
坚强
Strong, tough
adjective
Character composition
坚
firm
强
strong
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
弓
Bow
#57 · gōng · 3 strokes
Collocations
坚强面对
jiān qiáng miàn duì
face bravely
坚强的人
jiān qiáng de rén
strong person
Examples
虽然经历了很多痛苦，但她依然很坚强、乐观地生活。
Although she has experienced a lot of pain, she still lives very strongly and optimistically.
性格坚强
Strong character.
Frequently asked questions
Strong in Chinese meaning
"strong" in Chinese is 坚强 (jiān qiáng).
坚强 meaning in English
坚强 (jiān qiáng) means "Strong, tough".
Strong Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced jiān qiáng (written as jian qiang, jianqiang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Strong in Chinese character
It is written 坚强: 坚 has 7 strokes, 强 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 坚强?
坚强 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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