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自强不息

zì qiáng bù xī

4-character word Traditional 自強不息

What 自强不息 means

1. to strive unremittingly
2. self-improvement

The characters in 自强不息

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

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.