呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 强大 強大 qiáng dà big and strong / formidable / powerful syn 坚强 堅強 jiān qiáng staunch / strong syn 激情 jī qíng passion / fervor / enthusiasm / strong emotion syn 强壮 強壯 qiáng zhuàng strong / sturdy / robust syn 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè strong / intense syn 大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 优点 優點 yōu diǎn merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 强势 強勢 qiáng shì strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive 结实 結實 jiē shi rugged / sturdy / strong / durable / buff (physique) syn 强悍 強悍 qiáng hàn tough / strong / formidable / fearsome syn 强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty syn 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 强劲 強勁 qiáng jìng strong / powerful / robust syn 强有力 強有力 qiáng yǒu lì strong / forceful syn 烈酒 liè jiǔ strong alcoholic drink 长处 長處 cháng chù good aspects / strong points syn 好汉 好漢 hǎo hàn hero / strong and courageous person / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 柔韧 柔韌 róu rèn pliable and tough / supple and strong / flexible syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 烈性 liè xìng strong / intense / spirited / virulent syn 茁壮 茁壯 zhuó zhuàng healthy and strong / sturdy / thriving / vigorous / robust / flourishing syn 倾吐 傾吐 qīng tǔ to pour out (emotions) / to unburden oneself (of strong feelings) / to vomit comprehensively syn 浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) syn 强风 強風 qiáng fēng strong breeze (meteorology) syn 身强力壮 身強力壯 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng strong and vigorous / sturdy / robust syn 要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded syn 浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense syn 浓烈 濃烈 nóng liè strong (taste, flavor, smell) syn 矫健 矯健 jiǎo jiàn strong and healthy / vigorous syn 据理力争 據理力爭 jù lǐ lì zhēng to contend on strong grounds / to argue strongly for what is right 老者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor syn 大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man / a man of character syn 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn 疾风 疾風 jí fēng strong wind / gale syn 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 强弱 強弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure 壮士 壯士 zhuàng shì hero / fighter / brave strong guy / warrior (in armor) syn 恋家 戀家 liàn jiā home-loving / to feel a strong attachment to home life / to begrudge being away from home syn 曝晒 曝曬 pù shài to expose to strong sunlight syn 浓香 濃香 nóng xiāng strong fragrance / pungent syn 人高马大 人高馬大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong syn 外强中干 外強中乾 wài qiáng zhōng gān strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom) syn 巴豆 bā dòu croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1] / croton seed, a strong purgative 硬气 硬氣 yìng qì firm / unyielding / strong-willed syn 劲旅 勁旅 jìng lǚ strong contingent / elite squad syn 严词 嚴詞 yán cí forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words syn 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man syn 肥壮 肥壯 féi zhuàng stout and strong syn 兵强马壮 兵強馬壯 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army syn 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 劲风 勁風 jìng fēng strong wind / gale 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person 虎虎 hǔ hǔ vigorous / formidable / strong 方兴未艾 方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up syn 壮硕 壯碩 zhuàng shuò sturdy / thick and strong 铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 励精图治 勵精圖治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) syn 强韧 強韌 qiáng rèn resilient / tough and strong 动粗 動粗 dòng cū to use violence (against sb) / to strong-arm sb / to manhandle 法家 fǎ jiā the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist syn 茅台酒 茅臺酒 máo tái jiǔ maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] 罡风 罡風 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind 土豪 tǔ háo local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche syn 强碱 強鹼 qiáng jiǎn strong alkali 棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race syn 刚 剛 gāng hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly syn 酷 kù ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip syn 硬 yìng hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial syn 铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) syn 喷 噴 pèn (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests) syn 劲 勁 jìng stalwart / sturdy / strong / powerful syn 着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree / quite / rather 厚 hòu thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress syn 壮 壯 zhuàng to strengthen / strong / robust syn 健 jiàn healthy / to invigorate / to strengthen / to be good at / to be strong in syn 浓 濃 nóng concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc) syn 坚 堅 jiān strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute syn 乾 gān surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 representing sky / male principle syn 彪 biāo (literary) tiger stripes / (by extension) ornate and brightly colored / (by synecdoche) young tiger / (fig.) strong / stalwart / (old) classifier for troops 固 gù hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly syn 矫 矯 jiǎo to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 弱肉强食 弱肉強食 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle 韧 韌 rèn annealed / pliable but strong / tough / tenacious syn 腆 tiǎn make strong (as liquors) / virtuous syn 坚牢 堅牢 jiān láo strong / firm syn 膀大腰圆 膀大腰圓 bǎng dà yāo yuán tall and strong / burly / beefy syn 