牵强

Traditional (Taiwan): 牽強

qiānqiǎng ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˇ

    • far-fetched
    • implausible (chain of reasoning)

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 勉强 miǎnqiǎng
    • 勉强答应 reluctantly agree
    • 勉强接受 reluctantly accept

Telling them apart

牵强 means far-fetched, forcing together things that hardly relate, as in a weak argument. 勉强 mainly means doing something reluctantly or with difficulty, against one's wishes.

Words that sound like qiānqiǎng

  • 前愆 qiánqiān past mistakes
  • 芊芊 qiānqiān luxuriant
  • 茜茜 qiànqiàn Cissie, Cissy, Sissie, Sissy
  • 跄跄 qiāngqiāng (of walking) in accordance with etiquette

Words with 牵强

Starting with 牵强

  • 牵强附会 qiānqiǎngfùhuì make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation

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