qiáng diào
stress; emphasize; underline
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我们强调要保护环境。
wǒmen qiángdiào yào bǎohù huánjìng.
We emphasize the importance of protecting the environment.
他强调说，我们必须努力学习。
tā qiángdiào shuō, wǒmen bìxū nǔlì xuéxí.
He emphasized that we must study hard.
老师强调了学习的重要性。
lǎoshī qiángdiào le xuéxí de zhòngyào xìng.
The teacher emphasized the importance of learning.
淡化 (dànhuà)
play down
忽略 (hūlùe)
ignore
The Chinese word 强调 (qiángdiào) is composed of two characters: 强 (qiáng), meaning "strong" or "powerful," and 调 (diào), meaning "tone" or "tune." Together, these characters convey the idea of "emphasizing" or "stressing" something.The word 强调 can be traced back to the early days of Chinese writing. The earliest known use of the character 强 dates back to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC), where it was used in the sense of "strong" or "powerful." The character 调, on the other hand, first appeared in the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-256 BC), where it was used to refer to musical tones or melodies.Over time, the meanings of these two characters evolved and expanded. The character 强 came to be used in a wider range of contexts, including "intense," "urgent," and "important." The character 调, meanwhile, took on the additional meanings of "to adjust," "to regulate," and "to harmonize."By the time the two characters were combined to form the word 强调, they had acquired their current meanings of "strong" and "tone." The word 强调 is now commonly used in Chinese to mean "to emphasize" or "to stress," and it can be used in a variety of contexts, from everyday conversation to formal writing.
