# 要强 (yàoqiáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 要强 (yàoqiáng) means “eager to excel; strong-minded; competitive”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: eager to excel; strong-minded; competitive
- Pinyin: yàoqiáng (yao4 qiang2)
- Traditional: 要強
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她性格很要强，总是甘心落后。
  Tā xìnggé hěn yàoqiáng, zǒngshì bù gān luòhòu.
  She is very competitive by nature and hates falling behind.

## Characters

- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will
- [强](https://hanziro.com/word/qiang-strong/) (qiáng): strong; powerful

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-qiang-eager-excel/

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