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发奋图强

fā fèn tú qiáng

4-character word Traditional 發奮圖強

What 发奋图强 means

1. to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
2. to pull one's socks up

The characters in 发奋图强

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 奋fènto exert oneself (bound form)
• 图túdiagram; picture; drawing
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better

Sounds the same

Read fā fèn tú qiáng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 发愤图强to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)