be better than; surpass
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be better than; to surpass; to outdo
Used in comparative contexts to indicate that one thing is superior to another. The variant form 强如 is also commonly used with the same meaning.
Jīn今
nián年
de的
shōu收
chéng成
yòu又
qiáng强
sì似
qù去
nián年
。
This year's harvest surpasses last year's again.
Tā他
de的
wǔ武
yì艺
qiáng强
sì似
shī师
fu傅
dāng当
nián年
。
His martial arts skills are better than his master's were back then.
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Zhè这
bān般
qiáng强
sì似
shòu受
kǔ苦
，
bù不
rú如
zǎo早
zuò做
dǎ打
suàn算
。
This is far better than suffering, so we might as well plan ahead.