增強

增強

See also: 増強 and 增强

Chinese

		to increase; to expand; to add	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (增強)		增	強
simp. (增强)		增	强

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zēngqiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ koeng⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chng-kiông / cheng-kiông / cheng-kiâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zēngqiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzengchyang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ koeng⁴
    • Yale: jāng kèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ koeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ kêng⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: tsng-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zngkioong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kiâng
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kiâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkiaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiaŋ¹³/

Verb

增強

1. to strengthen; to reinforce

   服食這藥也有增強免疫力的作用。 [MSC, trad.]
   服食这药也有增强免疫力的作用。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fúshí zhè yào yě yǒu zēngqiáng miǎnyìlì de zuòyòng. [Pinyin]

   Taking this drug also has the effect of strengthening immunity.

Derived terms

增強現實／增强现实 (zēngqiáng xiànshí)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (增強):

• → Japanese: 増 (ぞう)強 (きょう) (zōkyō)