逞强 (chěngqiáng) — to try to be brave; to show off one's strength

Characters in this word

Strokes: 10
Radical: 辶 — to walk
Made of: 辶 to walk 呈 to petition, to submit
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 12
Radical: 弓 — bow
Made of: 弓 bow 虽 although, even though
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

明明已经高烧，他还逞强坚持上台发言，结果差点晕倒。 Míngmíng yǐjīng gāoshāo, tā hái chěngqiáng jiānchí shàngtái fāyán, jiéguǒ chàdiǎn yūndǎo. He already had a high fever, yet he still tried to tough it out and speak on stage, nearly fainting as a result.
累了就休息，别在这儿逞强了。 Lèi le jiù xiūxi, bié zài zhèr chěngqiáng le. If you're tired, rest; don't push yourself to look tough here.
他明明搬不动那个箱子，还非要逞强。 Tā míngmíng bān bu dòng nàge xiāngzi, hái fēiyào chěngqiáng. He clearly couldn't lift that box, yet insisted on showing off his strength.