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坚强

jiān qiáng · jian qiang

Traditional 堅強

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. staunch
  2. strong
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Strong for the phone

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)摔(shuāi)了(le)一跤(yījiāo)都(dōu)没(méi)哭(kū)，真(zhēn)坚强(jiānqiáng)！

    You fell and did not even cry. You are really strong!

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)手机(shǒujī)没(méi)摔坏(shuāihuài)。

    That is because my phone did not break.

  3. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)你(nǐ)的(de)坚强(jiānqiáng)要(yào)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    So whether you are strong depends on the phone.

  4. Liangliang

    没错(méicuò)，手机(shǒujī)要是(yàoshi)坏(huài)了(le)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)坚强(jiānqiáng)不起来(bùqǐlai)了(le)。

    Right. If the phone broke, I could not stay strong.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)性(xìng)格(gé)坚(jiān)强(qiáng)的(de)女(nǚ)人(rén)。

She's a woman of strong character.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

生(shēng)活(huó)很(hěn)困(kùn)难(nan)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)更(gèng)坚(jiān)强(qiáng)。

Life is hard, but I am stronger.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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坚
jiān

strong; solid

强
qiáng

strong; powerful

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