miǎn
qiǎng

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of 勉强

勉强 means managing with difficulty; barely able to do something; reluctant; unwilling; not done wholeheartedly. Pronounced miǎn qiǎng. HSK 7-9.

  • managing with difficulty; barely able to do something
  • reluctant; unwilling; not done wholeheartedly
  • to force someone; to compel; to pressure someone into doing something

Definitions & Examples

shēn
hǎo
 
dàn
hái
shì
miǎn
qiǎng
wán
chéng
le
sài
 

He was unwell, but he barely managed to finish the race.

de
Yīng
shuǐ
píng
bān
 
miǎn
qiǎng
néng
kàn
dǒng
zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
 

My English is average; I can just barely understand this article.

Zhè
xiàng
gōng
zuò
hái
néng
miǎn
qiǎng
jiān
chí
xià
lái
 

I can still manage to hang on with this job for now.