加強

See also: 加强

Chinese

		to add; plus	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (加強)		加	強
simp. (加强)		加	强
anagram		強加／强加

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāqiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ koeng⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-khiòng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka-kiông / kee-kiâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gia¹ kiang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāqiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaciáng
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-chʻiang²
    • Yale: jyā-chyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiachyang
    • Palladius: цзяцян (czjacjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ koeng⁴
    • Yale: gā kèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ koeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ kêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-khiòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga´ kiongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ kiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: ka-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'kioong
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ kiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-kiâng
    • Tâi-lô: kee-kiâng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² kiaŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gia¹ kiang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kia khiâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kia³³⁻²³ kʰiaŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

加強

1. to strengthen; to reinforce; to improve

   加強合作／加强合作  ―  jiāqiáng hézuò  ―  to strengthen cooperation

   加強文明意識／加强文明意识  ―  jiāqiáng wénmíng yìshí  ―  to improve people's awareness of civilized behaviour

   加強風險防範／加强风险防范  ―  jiāqiáng fēngxiǎn fángfàn  ―  to strengthen risk prevention

2. (wine) to fortify (to add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content)

Synonyms

• (to strengthen):

• 充實／充实 (chōngshí)
• 加固 (jiāgù)
• 堅定／坚定 (jiāndìng)
• 增強／增强 (zēngqiáng)
• 壯／壮
• 壯大／壮大 (zhuàngdà)
• 強化／强化 (qiánghuà)
• 鞏固／巩固 (gǒnggù)

 

• (to fortify wine): 強化／强化 (qiánghuà)

Derived terms

• 加強劑量／加强剂量 (jiāqiáng jìliàng)