强行

強行

qiángxíng

adverb HSK 7-9 #7,004

Meanings

1 to do by force
2 forcibly
3 to force one's way

Characters

forceful; by force

Literally 'forcefully carry out'

Examples

HSK 3

警察强行打开了门。

Jǐngchá qiángxíng dǎkāi le mén.

The police forced the door open.

HSK 3

他强行通过了人群。

Tā qiángxíng tōngguò le rénqún.

He forced his way through the crowd.

Tips

usage

强行 is used before a verb to indicate the action is done by force: 强行拆除 (forcibly demolish), 强行闯入 (break in by force). It implies the action is against someone's will or resistance.

Stroke Order

强 qiáng

行 xíng