强行 (qiáng xíng) — by force; forcibly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

强行 (qiángxíng) is an adverb meaning 'by force, forcibly' — modifying a verb to show the action is done against someone's will or natural resistance.

adverb

by forceforcibly

强行。
Jǐng chá qiáng xíng bǎ tā dài zǒu le.
The police forcibly took him away.
强行。
Bú yào qiáng xíng ràng hái zi xué xí.
Don't force the child to study.
强行。
Tā men qiáng xíng chāi chú le nà dòng jiù lóu.
They forcibly demolished that old building.

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 conveys force, and 行 means to act, giving the idea of acting by force.

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.

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

彳亍行

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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