# 勉强 (miǎnqiǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 勉强 (miǎnqiǎng) means “to force (sb); reluctant; barely”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to force (sb); reluctant; barely
- Pinyin: miǎnqiǎng (mian3 qiang3)
- Traditional: 勉強
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 如果不想去，就别勉强自己。
  Rúguǒ bù xiǎng qù, jiù bié miǎnqiǎng zìjǐ.
  If you don't want to go, don't force yourself.

## Characters

- 勉 (miǎn): to exhort; to make an effort
- [强](https://hanziro.com/word/qiang-strong/) (qiáng): strong; powerful

https://hanziro.com/word/mian-qiang-force/

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