强行

強行

qiángxíng

adverb HSK 7 #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

警察强行打开了门。

Jǐngchá qiángxíng dǎkāi le mén.

The police forced the door open.

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