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| Pronunciation |
: |
miǎn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- to strive; to make an effort. (v)
- to encourage; to exhort. (v)
- to force … to carry on;. ()
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| Radical |
: |
力 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
勉 |
| Usage |
: |
2.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
do with difficulty; in a fashion |
Sentences:
| 1. If your health is not good, don’t push yourself too hard. |
| shēn |
tǐ |
bù |
hǎo |
， |
zuò |
shì |
jiù |
bú |
yào |
tài |
miǎn |
qiǎng |
。 |
| 身 |
体 |
不 |
好 |
， |
做 |
事 |
就 |
不 |
要 |
太 |
勉 |
强 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 身体 |
: |
body; health |
| 不好 |
: |
not good |
| 做 |
: |
do |
| 事 |
: |
work |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 不要 |
: |
don’t |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 勉强 |
: |
push oneself hard |
|
| 2. If the child does not want to study the piano, don’t force him. |
| hái |
zǐ |
bù |
xiǎng |
xué |
qín |
， |
jiù |
bú |
yào |
miǎn |
qiǎng |
tā |
。 |
| 孩 |
子 |
不 |
想 |
学 |
琴 |
， |
就 |
不 |
要 |
勉 |
强 |
他 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 孩子 |
: |
child |
| 不想 |
: |
don’t want |
| 学 |
: |
learn |
| 琴 |
: |
piano |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 不要 |
: |
don’t |
| 勉强 |
: |
force |
| 他 |
: |
him |
|
| 3. I asked him to help, and he reluctantly agreed. |
| wǒ |
yào |
tā |
bāng |
máng |
， |
tā |
miǎn |
qiáng |
dā |
yìng |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
要 |
他 |
帮 |
忙 |
， |
他 |
勉 |
强 |
答 |
应 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 要 |
: |
want; ask |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 帮忙 |
: |
help |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 勉强 |
: |
reluctantly |
| 答应 |
: |
agree |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 4. He speaks French after a fashion. |
| tā |
miǎn |
qiǎng |
huì |
shuō |
jǐ |
jù |
fǎ |
yǔ |
。 |
| 他 |
勉 |
强 |
会 |
说 |
几 |
句 |
法 |
语 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 勉强 |
: |
after a fashion |
| 会 |
: |
know |
| 说 |
: |
speak |
| 几 |
: |
a few |
| 句 |
: |
measure word |
| 法语 |
: |
French |
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| 5. He encouraged his students to work hard. |
| tā |
miǎn |
lì |
xué |
shēng |
nǔ |
lì |
xué |
xí |
。 |
| 他 |
勉 |
励 |
学 |
生 |
努 |
力 |
学 |
习 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 勉励 |
: |
encourage |
| 学生 |
: |
student |
| 努力 |
: |
try hard |
| 学习 |
: |
learn |
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