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努力

nǔ lì

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

努力 (nǔ lì) means "to make an effort; to try hard; to strive". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 努力 means

1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
2. hard-working; conscientious

The characters in 努力

• 努nǔto exert; to strive
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 努力。
  Try hard.
• 继续努力。
  Keep trying.
• 我在努力。
  I'm working on doing that.
• 他努力工作。
  He works hard.
• 你工作努力。
  You work hard.
• 他努力学习。
  He studied hard.

Words containing 努力

• 加大努力jiā dà nǔ lìto try harder; to redouble one's efforts
• 贝努力Bèi nǔ lìBernoulli (Swiss mathematical family, including Johann (1667-1748) and Daniel (1700-1782))
• 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēiif you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

Where 努力 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Achievement, Change & Progress (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read nǔ lì correctly.
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