强制 qiángzhì▶ ép buộc; bắt buộc

Stroke order

强制 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 强 — 12 strokes
• 制 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to force; to compel; to coerce
2. forced; compulsory

Related words

• 倔强bướng bỉnh
• 克制kiềm chế
• 制服đồng phục
• 制止Dừng lại đi
• 制约hạn chế
• 制裁Trừng phạt; phê chuẩn

强制 is pronounced qiángzhì and means “ép buộc; bắt buộc”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 强制 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.