Usage of the character 强

lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)

qiǎngpòguānniàn

强迫观念

[強迫觀念]

compelling notion
obsession

lāshēnqiángdù

拉伸强度

[拉伸強度]

tensile strength

yǐruòshèngqiáng

以弱胜强

[以弱勝強]

using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

zìqiángbùxī

自强不息

[自強不息]

to strive unremittingly
self-improvement

yùqiángzéqiáng

遇强则强

[遇強則強]

tough adversaries make you stronger

diànliúqiángdù

电流强度

[電流強度]

current intensity

qiǎngmǎiqiǎngmài

强买强卖

[強買強賣]

to force sb to buy or sell
to trade using coercion

néngruònéngqiáng

能弱能强

[能弱能強]

to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)

qiǎngcíduólǐ

强词夺理

[強詞奪理]

to twist words and force logic (idiom)
sophistry
loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
shoving false arguments down people's throats

qiángfúshèqū

强辐射区

[強輻射區]

radioactive hot spot

Qiángshēng Gōngsī

强生公司

[強生公司]

Johnson & Johnson

zúgāoqìjiàng

足高气强

[足高氣強]

high and mighty (idiom); arrogant

cuòcíqiángyìng

措辞强硬

[措辭強硬]

strongly-worded

bùwèiqiángbào

不畏强暴

[不畏強暴]

not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence

shìqiángqīruò

恃强欺弱

[恃強欺弱]

to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
to bully

qiángshēnjiàntǐ

强身健体

[強身健體]

to keep fit and healthy

bówénqiángzhì

博闻强识

[博聞強識]

erudite
widely read and knowledgeable

qiángyìnglìchǎng

强硬立场

[強硬立場]

tough position

bīngqiángmǎzhuàng

兵强马壮

[兵強馬壯]

lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
fig. a well-trained and powerful army

qiǎngyánhuānxiào

强颜欢笑

[強顏歡笑]

to pretend to look happy
to force oneself to smile

guófùbīngqiáng

国富兵强

[國富兵強]

prosperous country with military might

ruòròuqiángshí

弱肉强食

[弱肉強食]

lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
fig. the law of the jungle

zēngqiángxiànshí

增强现实

[增強現實]

(computing) augmented reality; AR

jīngmíngqiánggàn

精明强干

[精明強幹]

intelligent and capable (idiom)

yālìqiángdù

压力强度

[壓力強度]

pressure (as measured)

qiángzuòyònglì

强作用力

[強作用力]

the strong force (in nuclear physics)

qiǎngbiàndàodǐ

强辩到底

[強辯到底]

to argue endlessly
to try to have the last word

zìlìzìqiáng

自立自强

[自立自強]

to be self-reliant

jiāqiángguǎnzhì

加强管制

[加強管制]

to tighten control (over sth)

yǐqiánglíngruò

以强凌弱

[以強凌弱]

to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)

fúruòyìqiáng

扶弱抑强

[扶弱抑強]

to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor

dàqìyāqiáng

大气压强

[大氣壓強]

atmospheric pressure

qiánglièfǎnduì

强烈反对

[強烈反對]

to oppose strongly
violently opposed to

qiángyīntàbǎn

强音踏板

[強音踏板]

loud pedal (on piano)
sustaining pedal

qiángxiānghùzuòyòng

强相互作用

[強相互作用]

strong interaction (in particle physics)
strong force

cígǎnyìngqiángdù

磁感应强度

[磁感應強度]

magnetic field density

xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng

先下手为强

[先下手為強]

(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand

xuèyèzēngqiángjì

血液增强剂

[血液增強劑]

oxyglobin

qiǎngpòxìngchǔwùzhèng

强迫性储物症

[強迫性儲物症]

compulsive hoarding

qiǎngpòxìngxìngxíngwéi

强迫性性行为

[強迫性性行為]

sexual obsession

yǐnbìqiǎngpòxiàzǎi

隐蔽强迫下载

[隱蔽強迫下載]

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)
silent drive-by download

qiángzhíxìngjǐzhùyán

强直性脊柱炎

[強直性脊柱炎]

ankylosing spondylitis
Bechterew’s disease

qiǎngniǔdeguābùtián

强扭的瓜不甜

[強扭的瓜不甜]

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

niúbùhēshuǐqiǎng'àntóu

牛不喝水强按头

[牛不喝水強按頭]