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Pronunciation |
: |
miǎn |
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Meaning |
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- 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 |
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勉 |
Usage |
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2.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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: |
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 |
。 |
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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 |
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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 |
。 |
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|
孩子 |
: |
child |
不想 |
: |
don’t want |
学 |
: |
learn |
琴 |
: |
piano |
就 |
: |
then |
不要 |
: |
don’t |
勉强 |
: |
force |
他 |
: |
him |
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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 |
。 |
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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 |
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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 |
。 |
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|
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 |
。 |
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|
他 |
: |
he |
勉励 |
: |
encourage |
学生 |
: |
student |
努力 |
: |
try hard |
学习 |
: |
learn |
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