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奋力

fèn lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 奮力

奋力 (fèn lì) means "to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 奋力 means

1. to do everything one can
2. to spare no effort
3. to strive

The characters in 奋力

• 奋fènto exert oneself (bound form)
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 奥运会最重要的不是胜利，而是参与；正如在生活中最重要的事情不是成功，而是奋斗；但最本质的事情并不是征服，而是奋力拼搏。
  àoyùnhuì zuì zhòngyào de bù shì shènglì, érshì cānyù; zhèngrú zài shēnghuó zhōng zuì zhòngyào de shìqing bù shì chénggōng, érshì fèndòu; dàn zuì běnzhì de shìqing bìngbù shì zhēngfú, érshì fènlì pīnbó.
  The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

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