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努力 (nǔ lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

努力 (nǔ lì) is a Chinese word: to work hard. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 努力

动 dòng verb

to work hard

我们要努力学习。

wǒ men yào nǔ lì xué xí

We must work hard at studying.

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Word breakdown

努 nǔ — to exert, to strive

力 lì — strength, power

Structure & writing
1 努 nǔ — to exert (strength) to the utmost

努 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 奴 nú — slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)
奴 is a component in 2 characters
1.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order

2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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力 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order