勉强 (miǎn qiǎng) — (adjective) reluctant, grudging; barely enough, just so-so; (verb) to force (someone to do something); to manage to do with difficulty
Definition
Covers two ideas: as an adjective it means 'reluctant' (a 勉强 smile) or 'barely enough' (passing just barely); as a verb it means 'to force someone to do something.' Negate as 不/别勉强, not 免强.
adjective
reluctantgrudgingbarely enoughjust so-so
verb
to force (someone to do something)to manage to do with difficulty
Examples
- 勉强。Bié miǎn qiǎng tā zuò tā bù xǐ huan de shì.Don't force him to do things he doesn't like.
- 勉强。Tā lù chū le yí gè miǎn qiǎng de xiào róng.He gave a reluctant smile.
- 勉强。Zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ miǎn qiǎng jí gé le.I just barely passed this exam.
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