增強

See also: 増強 and 增强

Chinese

		to increase; to expand; to add	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (增強)		增	強
simp. (增强)		增	强

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zēngqiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zang¹ koeng⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): dang¹ kiang³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chng-kiông / cheng-kiông / cheng-kiâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zēngqiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zengciáng
    • Wade–Giles: tsêng¹-chʻiang²
    • Yale: dzēng-chyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzengchyang
    • Palladius: цзэнцян (czɛncjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ koeng⁴
    • Yale: jāng kèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ koeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ kêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: dang¹ kiang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taŋ³³ kʰiaŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: tsng-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zngkioong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kiâng
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kiâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkiaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiaŋ¹³/

Verb

增強

1. to strengthen; to reinforce; to improve; to increase

   增強體能／增强体能  ―  zēngqiáng tǐnéng  ―  to improve one's stamina

   快速增強土壤肥力的好方法 [MSC, trad.]
   快速增强土壤肥力的好方法 [MSC, simp.]

   kuàisù zēngqiáng tǔrǎng féilì de hǎo fāngfǎ [Pinyin]

   a good way to quickly improve soil fertility

   服食這藥也有增強免疫力的作用。 [MSC, trad.]
   服食这药也有增强免疫力的作用。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fúshí zhè yào yě yǒu zēngqiáng miǎnyìlì de zuòyòng. [Pinyin]

   Taking this drug also has the effect of strengthening immunity.

Synonyms

• 充實／充实 (chōngshí)
• 加固 (jiāgù)
• 加強／加强 (jiāqiáng)
• 堅定／坚定 (jiāndìng)
• 壯／壮
• 壯大／壮大 (zhuàngdà)
• 強化／强化 (qiánghuà)
• 鞏固／巩固 (gǒnggù)

 

Antonyms

• 削弱 (xuēruò)

Derived terms

• 增強現實／增强现实 (zēngqiáng xiànshí)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (增強):

• → Japanese: 増(ぞう)強(きょう) (zōkyō)
• → Vietnamese: tăng cường (增強)