刚强

Traditional (Taiwan): 剛強

gāngqiáng ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

    • firm unyielding

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 刚毅 gāngyì
    • 性格刚毅 a resolute character
    • 神色刚毅 a resolute look
  • 坚强 jiānqiáng
    • 坚强的后盾 strong backing
    • 意志坚强 strong-willed

Antonyms 反义词

  • 脆弱 cuìruò
    • 神经脆弱 fragile nerves
    • 感情脆弱 fragile feelings
  • 软弱 ruǎnruò
    • 软弱可欺 weak and easy to bully
    • 十分软弱 very weak

Telling them apart

刚强 describes an unbending person, mainly their character, will or temperament. 刚毅 also describes resolute character but is often used with a person's look, as in 神色刚毅. 坚强 has the widest range: besides will and character it also describes organisations, forces and groups, as in 坚强的集体.

Other words read gāngqiáng

gangqiang with other tones

Near homophones of gangqiang

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