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自强

zì qiáng

2-character word Traditional 自強

What 自强 means

1. to strive for self-improvement

The characters in 自强

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better

Example sentences

• 天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物。
  As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.
• 马不但象征着刚健、高昂、昌盛、发达，还代表着奋斗不止、自强不息的民族精神。
  Mǎ bù dàn xiàngzhēng zhe gāngjiàn, gāo'áng, chāngshèng, fādá, hái dàibiǎo zhe fèndòu bù zhǐ, zìqiángbùxī de mínzú jīngshén.
  The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.

Words starting with 自强

• 自强不息zì qiáng bù xīto strive unremittingly; self-improvement
• 自强自立zì qiáng zì lìto strive for self-improvement
• 自强运动Zì qiáng Yùn dòngSelf-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋务运动

Words containing 自强

• 联合自强lián hé zì qiángto combine together for self-improvement; joint movement for self-strengthening