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强度 (qiáng dù) — strength (of materials, etc.); intensity (of light, sound, exercise, etc.)

Definition

强度 measures a quantifiable scale — strength of materials, intensity of light/sound/exercise. Use 力量 for physical power or force, and 力度 for the force or vigor of an action or policy.

noun
strength (of materials, etc.)intensity (of light, sound, exercise, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 强度。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de qiáng dù fēi cháng gāo.
    The strength of this material is very high.
  • 强度，。
    Jīn tiān tài yáng de qiáng dù hěn qiáng, nǐ zuì hǎo dài gè mào zi.
    The sun's intensity is very strong today; you'd better wear a hat.
  • 强度。
    Nǐ kě yǐ màn màn zēng jiā yùn dòng de qiáng dù.
    You can gradually increase the intensity of the exercise.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

强qiángstrong
度dùdegree

强 gives strength, and 度 gives degree, forming the measure of how strong something is.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

Open 强 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

Open 度 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5Physics & Chemistry

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