勉 [－]

Jyutping min5
Pinyin miǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to exhort
  2. to make an effort
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to exhort/to make an effort/to urge/to encourage/to strive/to exert oneself to/to endeavour to/to persuade someone to do something
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to force; to do something reluctantly
  2. character
    a surname
  3. character
    to encourage; to urge
  4. character
    to endeavor; to make an effort; to strive
  5. character, obsolete
    to hurry; quickly
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. endeavor, make effort
  2. urge
  3. Cangjie Input
    NUKS
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #600
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她勉强能自己煮晚餐吃。
    她勉強能自己煮晚餐吃。
    tā miǎn qiǎng néng zì jǐ zhǔ wǎn cān chī 。
    • She was able to cook herself dinner, after a fashion.
  2. Mandarin
    火车马上就要开，我们勉强可以赶到。
    火車馬上就要開，我們勉強可以趕到。
    huǒ chē mǎ shàng jiù yào kāi ， wǒ men miǎn qiǎng kě yǐ gǎn dào 。
    • The train is about to leave, we can barely catch it.
  3. Mandarin
    他的驾驶技术很差，但也勉强通过了驾驶考试。
    他的駕駛技術很差，但也勉強通過了駕駛考試。
    tā de jià shǐ jì shù hěn chà ， dàn yě miǎn qiǎng tōng guò le jià shǐ kǎo shì 。
    • He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.
  4. Mandarin
    真正的爱没有勉强。
    真正的愛沒有勉強。
    zhēn zhèng de ài méi yǒu miǎn qiǎng 。
    • True love is love without coercion.
  5. Mandarin
    他勉强地通过了考试。
    他勉強地通過了考試。
    tā miǎn qiǎng dì tōng guò le kǎo shì 。
    • He barely passed the examination.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢啲驾驶技术好差，但系都勉强通过咗个驾驶考试。
    佢啲駕駛技術好差，但係都勉強通過咗個駕駛考試。
    keoi5 di1 gaa3 sai2 gei6 seot6 hou2 caa1 ， daan6 hai6 dou1 min5 koeng5 tung1 gwo3 zo2 go3 gaa3 sai2 haau2 si3 。
    • He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    互助互勉
    互助互勉
    wu6 zo6 wu6 min5
    • to help and encourage each other
  2. Cantonese
    唔想做就唔好做啦，勉强冇幸福呀！
    唔想做就唔好做啦，勉強冇幸福呀！
    m4 soeng2 zou6 zau6 m4 hou2 zou6 laa1, min5 koeng5 mou5 hang6 fuk1 aa3!
    • Don't force yourself to do it if you don't want to, or else you'll only be bothering yourself!
  3. Cantonese
    笑得宽容啲，唔好咁勉强先得𠿪！
    笑得寬容啲，唔好咁勉強先得𠿪！
    siu3 dak1 fun1 jung4 di1, m4 hou2 gam3 min5 koeng5 sin1 dak1 gaa2!
    • Smile in a more relaxed way, don't smile like you're being forced to.
  4. Cantonese
    勉强冇幸福㗎，放手罢啦！
    勉強冇幸福㗎，放手罷啦！
    min5 koeng5 mou5 hang6 fuk1 gaa3, fong3 sau2 baa2 laa1!
    • You won't be happy forcing yourself. Let it go.
  5. Cantonese
    我哋都会记得老师语重心长嘅劝勉说话。
    我哋都會記得老師語重心長嘅勸勉説話。
    ngo5 dei6 dou1 wui5 gei3 dak1 lou5 si1 jyu5 zung6 sam1 coeng4 ge3 hyun3 min5 syut3 waa6.
    • We will all remember our teacher's heartfelt encouragement and advice.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    勉强
    勉強
    miǎn qiǎng
    • to force somebody to do something
  2. Mandarin
    很勉强的，他喝了半盅儿酒，吃了一箸子菜。
    很勉強的，他喝了半盅兒酒，吃了一箸子菜。
    hěn miǎn qiǎng de ， tā hē le bàn zhōng r5 jiǔ ， chī le yī zhù zi cài ．
    • Reluctantly, he drank half a cup of wine and ate a chopstick-ful of vegetables.
  3. Mandarin
    互勉互助
    互勉互助
    hù miǎn hù zhù
    • to encourage and help each other
  4. Mandarin
    不足部分，可以种杂粮、捞鱼虾、饲鸡豕，或出卖一部分劳动力，勉强维持生活，于艰难竭蹶之中，存聊以卒岁之想。
    不足部分，可以種雜糧、撈魚蝦、飼雞豕，或出賣一部分勞動力，勉強維持生活，於艱難竭蹶之中，存聊以卒歲之想。
    bù zú bù fen ， kě yǐ zhòng zá liáng ， lāo yú xiā ， sì jī shǐ ， huò chū mài yī bù fen láo dòng lì ， miǎn qiǎng wéi chí shēng huó ， yú jiān nán jié jué zhī zhōng ， cún liáo yǐ zú suì zhī xiǎng ．
    • To make up their deficit they cultivate side crops, catch fish or shrimps, raise poultry or pigs, or sell part of their labour power, and thus eke out a living, hoping in the midst of hardship and destitution to tide over the year.
  5. Mandarin
    总书记强调，我们一定要始终与人民心心相印、与人民同甘共苦、与人民团结奋斗，夙夜在公，勤勉工作，努力向历史、向人民交出一份合格的答卷。
    總書記強調，我們一定要始終與人民心心相印、與人民同甘共苦、與人民團結奮鬥，夙夜在公，勤勉工作，努力向歷史、向人民交出一份合格的答卷。
    zǒng shū jì qiáng diào ， wǒ men yī dìng yào shǐ zhōng yǔ rén mín xīn xīn xiāng yìn ， yǔ rén mín tóng gān gòng kǔ ， yǔ rén mín tuán jié fèn dòu ， sù yè zài gōng ， qín miǎn gōng zuò ， nǔ lì xiàng lì shǐ ， xiàng rén mín jiāo chū yī fèn hé gé de dá juàn ．
    • The General Secretary emphasized that we must at all times be of kindred spirit with the masses, share the joys and sorrows of the masses, rally together with and fight with the masses, carry out business day and night, work diligently, and work hard to pass the test of history and of the masses.