yào
qiáng

HSK 7-9
common

Meaning of 要强

要强 means competitive; ambitious; determined to excel. Pronounced yào qiáng. HSK 7-9.

  • competitive; ambitious; determined to excel

Definitions & Examples

shì
fēi
cháng
yào
qiáng
de
rén
 
shén
me
shì
dōu
yào
zuò
dào
zuì
hǎo
 

She is a very competitive person who wants to do everything perfectly.

Zhè
hái
zi
cóng
xiǎo
jiù
bié
yào
qiáng
 
kǎo
shì
zǒng
xiǎng
míng
 

This child has been particularly ambitious since a young age, always wanting to get first place in exams.

yīn
wèi
tài
yào
qiáng
 
yǒu
shí
huì
gěi
tài
 

Because he is overly competitive, he sometimes puts too much pressure on himself.

Gōng
zuò
shàng
yào
qiáng
shì
hǎo
shì
 
dàn
yào
dǒng
tuán
duì
zuò
 

Being ambitious at work is good, but you also need to know how to cooperate with a team.

Bié
tài
yào
qiáng
le
 
yǒu
xiē
shì
qíng
jìn
jiù
hǎo
 

Don't be so driven; for some things, just doing your best is enough.