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What does 勉强 mean?

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勉强 miǎnqiǎng

reluctantly; grudgingly

It can also mean

  • barely enough; just able to
  • far-fetched; unconvincing
  • to force (someone to do something)

Its characters

  1. 勉 miǎn reluctantly (as in 勉强)
  2. 强 qiǎng to force

In a sentence

这点钱勉强够用。 This little bit of money is barely enough.

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