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强调

qiáng diào · qiang diao

Traditional 強調

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to emphasize (a statement)
  2. to stress
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What the teacher stressed

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)今天(jīntiān)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did the teacher say today?

  2. Dengdeng

    她(tā)强调(qiángdiào)了(le)三次(sāncì)：明天(míngtiān)考试(kǎoshì)要(yào)带(dài)两支(liǎngzhī)铅笔(qiānbǐ)。

    She emphasized three times: bring two pencils to the exam tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    三次(sāncì)？那(nà)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)重要(zhòngyào)。

    Three times? It must be important.

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)还(hái)强调(qiángdiào)，要(yào)早点(zǎodiǎn)到(dào)。

    She also stressed that we must arrive early.

  5. Liangliang

    糟糕(zāogāo)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)一支(yīzhī)铅笔(qiānbǐ)！

    Oh no, I only have one pencil!

  6. Dengdeng

    别(bié)急(jí)，我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)五支(wǔzhī)，你(nǐ)拿(ná)两支(liǎngzhī)。

    Don't worry. I have five in my bag. Take two.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)强(qiáng)调(diào)了(le)城(chéng)市(shì)生(shēng)活(huó)方(fāng)便(biàn)的(de)一(yí)面(miàn)。

He stressed the convenient aspects of city life.

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

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)反(fǎn)复(fù)强(qiáng)调(diào)，考(kǎo)试(shì)时(shí)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)认(rèn)真(zhēn)读(dú)题(tí)。

The teacher repeatedly stressed that one must read the questions carefully during the exam.

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强
qiáng

strong; powerful

调
diào

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres)

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