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勉强

miǎn qiǎng · mian qiang

Traditional 勉強

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to do with difficulty
  2. to force sb to do sth
  3. reluctant
  4. barely enough
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A suitcase with a pot

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)箱子(xiāngzi)太(tài)重(zhòng)，我(wǒ)勉强(miǎnqiǎng)拿得动(nádedòng)。

    This suitcase is too heavy. I can barely carry it.

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)勉强(miǎnqiǎng)，我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)拿(ná)。

    Don't push yourself. Let me carry it.

  3. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)。哎呀(āiyā)，真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)重(zhòng)！

    Thanks. Oh my, it's really heavy!

  4. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)装(zhuāng)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What's packed inside?

  5. Liangliang

    十本(shíběn)书(shū)，还有(háiyǒu)一口(yīkǒu)锅(guō)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)酒店(jiǔdiàn)煮汤(zhǔtāng)。

    Ten books and a pot. I want to make soup at the hotel.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)勉强(miǎnqiǎng)自己(zìjǐ)拿着(názhe)锅(guō)，就(jiù)为了(wèile)煮汤(zhǔtāng)？

    You forced yourself to carry a pot just to make soup?

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2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)马(mǎ)上(shàng)就(jiù)要(yào)开(kāi)，我(wǒ)们(men)勉(miǎn)强(qiǎng)可(kě)以(yǐ)赶(gǎn)到(dào)。

The train is about to leave, we can barely catch it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)会(huì)一(yì)点(diǎn)儿(r)波(bō)兰(lán)语(yǔ)，勉(miǎn)强(qiǎng)能(néng)让(ràng)人(rén)听(tīng)懂(dǒng)。

I speak a little Polish, just enough to make myself understood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by huooc · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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