强调

• 拼音: qiáng diào
• 汉字拆解: 强 = 弓 (bow) + component suggesting force; 调 = 讠(speech) + 周 (around), meaning to adjust or tone

含义

To emphasise; to stress; to underline. To place special importance on a point or idea.

Very common in both spoken and written Chinese. Used when someone wants to highlight the importance of something — in meetings, speeches, articles, and daily conversation. Often followed by a clause or noun phrase explaining what is being emphasised. Frequently appears in news reports quoting officials.

例句

1. 老师反复强调这个知识点很重要。
2. 他强调我们必须按时完成任务。
3. 报告中特别强调了环境保护的问题。

用法指南

语境: meetings, speeches, education, news

语气: serious

正确说法

• 我要强调一点：安全永远是第一位的。(I want to emphasise one thing: safety always comes first.)
• 她再三强调了这件事的重要性。(She stressed the importance of this matter again and again.)

错误说法

• 我强调你很漂亮。(Don't use 强调 for compliments — it means to emphasise a point or argument, not to declare a personal opinion. Say 觉得 or 认为 instead.)

起源与历史

强 means strong or forceful; 调 means to adjust or a tone. Together they mean to make a point forcefully — to adjust one's tone to be stronger on a particular matter.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal