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加强 (jiā qiáng) — to strengthen, to reinforce, to enhance

Definition

A general-purpose verb for 'strengthen / enhance' (management, cooperation, skills). 增强 is more formal and technical; 巩固 implies shoring up something already established.

verb
to strengthento reinforceto enhance

Examples

  • 加强。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài jiā qiáng nèi bù guǎn lǐ.
    The company is strengthening its internal management.
  • 加强。
    Duō liàn xí kě yǐ jiā qiáng nǐ de kǒu yǔ.
    More practice can enhance your spoken language.
  • 加强。
    Liǎng guó jué dìng jiā qiáng jīng jì hé zuò.
    The two countries decided to strengthen economic cooperation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

加jiāadd
强qiángstrong

加 add and 强 strong together mean make something stronger.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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.

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