Definition

Adjective: 1. Vigorous; robust; strong and healthy: Describes a person, typically male, who is physically strong, healthy, and full of vitality, often with a well-built, muscular physique. 2. Forceful; powerful: Can describe something characterized by strength, intensity, or powerful force.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy có một thân hình cường tráng nhờ tập thể dục đều đặn. (He has a robust physique thanks to regular exercise.)
  • Sức khoẻ cường tráng giúp anh ta vượt qua mọi khó khăn. (His vigorous health helps him overcome all difficulties.)
  • Họ cần những thanh niên cường tráng cho công việc nặng nhọc này. (They need strong young men for this strenuous work.)

Advanced Usage

• "sức cường tráng": vigorous strength / robust health.
  • Ông cụ vẫn giữ được sức cường tráng dù đã ngoài bảy mươi. (The old man still maintains his vigorous strength even though he is over seventy.)
• Used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize exceptional physical strength and health, often implying a heroic or ideal masculine build.

Variants and Related Words

• Cường (adj/prefix): strong, powerful. Often used as a prefix in compound words (e.g., cường quốc - powerful nation, ngoại cường - foreign power). Note: This is listed separately as it is a component, not the target word itself.
• Tráng (adj): strong, healthy (archaic or poetic). Found in compounds like tráng sĩ (warrior, strong man).
• Tráng kiện (adj): robust, sturdy (similar meaning, slightly less common).
• Khoẻ mạnh (adj): healthy, well (more common and general synonym).

Synonyms

• Khoẻ mạnh: healthy, well.
• Lực lưỡng: brawny, burly (emphasizes muscular build).
• Vạm vỡ: stalwart, husky (emphasizes a solid, sturdy build).
• Sung sức: full of energy, energetic.

Antonyms

• Yếu ớt: weak, feeble.
• Ốm yếu: sickly, frail.
• Mảnh khảnh: slender, slim (not necessarily weak, but contrasts with the robust connotation of ).

Notes on Usage

• The word cường tráng is primarily used to describe men. Using it to describe women is very rare and would be considered unusual or poetic.
• It often carries a connotation of an ideal, heroic, or traditionally masculine physical form.
• While it can describe health (sức khoẻ cường tráng), it more specifically describes the visible, physical manifestation of that health—a strong, muscular body.

adj

1. vigorous; forceful