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努力 (nǔ lì) English Meaning
- great effort
- to strive
- to try hard
Traditional Characters: 努力
努 is only found in HSK 3.
力 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
Sample Sentences
- 南希努力学习。
Nán xī nǔlì xuéxí.
Nancy studied hard. - 他工作很努力。
Tā gōngzuò hěn nǔlì.
He worked very hard. - 要努力完成计划。
Yào nǔlì wánchéng jìhuà.
We must work hard to complete the project. - 你工作太努力了。
Nǐ gōngzuò tài nǔlìle.
You work too hard. - 他学习非常努力。
Tā xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì.
He studied very hard. - 你应该努力读书。
Nǐ yīnggāi nǔlì dúshū.
You should study hard.
Stroke Order & Character Components
努 (nǔ): to exert; to strive
- 女(nǚ): woman
- 又(yòu): still / hand
- 力(lì): force
力 (lì): power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- 力 (lì): force
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 力
HSK 3 Word List
- 努力(nǔlì): great effort; to strive; to try hard
HSK 4 Word List
- 力气(lì qi): strength; CL: 把(bǎ)
- 能力(néng lì): capability; capable; able; ability; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 巧克力(qiǎo kè lì): chocolate (loanword); CL: 块(kuài)
- 压力(yā lì): pressure
HSK 5 Word List
- 尽力(jìn lì): to strive one’s hardest; to spare no effort
- 精力(jīng lì): energy
- 力量(lì liang): power; force; strength
- 魅力(mèi lì): charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
- 权力(quán lì): authority; power
HSK 6 Word List
- 暴力(bào lì): violence; (use) force; violent
- 吃力(chī lì): entail strenuous effort; be a strain
- 得力(dé lì): able; capable; competent; efficient
- 动力(dòng lì): power; motion; propulsion; force
- 活力(huó lì): energy; vitality; vigor; vital force
- 竭尽全力(jié jìn quán lì): to spare no effort (idiom); to do one’s utmost
- 力求(lì qiú): to make every effort to; striving to do one’s best
- 力所能及(lì suǒnéng jí): as far as one’s capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one’s ability; within one’s powers
- 力争(lì zhēng): to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly
- 魄力(pò lì): courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive
- 齐心协力(qí xīn xié lì): to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
- 潜力(qián lì): potential; capacity
- 全力以赴(quán lì yǐfù): do at all costs; make an all-out effort
- 实力(shí lì): strength
- 势力(shì li): power; (ability to) influence
- 视力(shì lì): vision; eyesight
- 威力(wēi lì): might; formidable power
- 无能为力(wú néng wéi lì): impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
- 毅力(yì lì): perseverance; willpower
- 智力(zhì lì): intelligence; intellect
- 致力(zhì lì): to work for; to devote one’s efforts to
- 自力更生(zì lì gēng shēng): regeneration through one’s own effort (idiom); self-reliance
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
