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强制

qiáng zhì · qiang zhi

Traditional 強制

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to force; to compel; to coerce
  2. forced; compulsory
  3. Taiwan pr. [qiǎngzhì]
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The phone shuts down

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)怎么了(zěnmele)？它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)关机(guānjī)了(le)！

    What's wrong with my phone? It shut down by itself!

  2. Liangliang

    电量(diànliàng)太(tài)低(dī)了(le)，手机(shǒujī)会(huì)强制(qiángzhì)关机(guānjī)。

    The battery is too low, so the phone forces a shutdown.

  3. Dengdeng

    强制(qiángzhì)关机(guānjī)？我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)存(cún)照片(zhàopiàn)！

    A forced shutdown? I haven't saved my photos yet!

  4. Liangliang

    先(xiān)充(chōng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)电(diàn)，再(zài)开机(kāijī)。

    Charge it for ten minutes first, then turn it on.

  5. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)了(le)！照片(zhàopiàn)都(dōu)在(zài)。

    It's on! The photos are all there.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)该(gāi)强制(qiángzhì)自己(zìjǐ)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)了(le)。

    You should force yourself to go to bed earlier too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

公(gōng)司(sī)强(qiáng)制(zhì)员(yuán)工(gōng)周(zhōu)末(mò)加(jiā)班(bān)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)不(bù)满(mǎn)。

The company forces its employees to work overtime on weekends, and everyone is very unhappy.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)强(qiáng)制(zhì)措(cuò)施(shī)引(yǐn)起(qǐ)了(le)居(jū)民(mín)的(de)强(qiáng)烈(liè)反(fǎn)对(duì)。

This kind of compulsory measure aroused strong opposition from the residents.

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