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强大

qiáng dà · qiang da

Traditional 強大

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. big and strong; formidable; powerful
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A powerful phone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is your new phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)强大(qiángdà)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)能(néng)做(zuò)。

    Very powerful. It can do anything.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)能(néng)做饭(zuòfàn)吗(ma)？

    Can it cook?

  4. Dengdeng

    做饭(zuòfàn)不行(bùxíng)，但是(dànshì)能(néng)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)做(zuò)什么(shénme)饭(fàn)。

    Cooking, no, but it can tell me what to cook today.

  5. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)这么(zhème)强大(qiángdà)，你(nǐ)还是(háishi)不会(bùhuì)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    The phone is so powerful, and you still can't cook.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)国(guó)家(jiā)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)强(qiáng)大(dà)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)实(shí)力(lì)。

This country has formidable economic strength.

02

团(tuán)结(jié)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)变(biàn)得(de)更(gèng)加(jiā)强(qiáng)大(dà)。

Unity makes us become more powerful.

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强
qiáng

strong; powerful

大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

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