努力

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Chinese

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to exert; to strive power; force; strength
trad. (努力)
simp. #(努力)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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努力

  1. to make an effort; to strive; to endeavor; to work hard
    不懈努力  ―  bùxiè nǔlì  ―  to persevere; perseverance
    共同努力  ―  gòngtóng nǔlì  ―  to work together
    好好努力博士讀完 [MSC, trad.]
    好好努力博士读完 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ huì hǎohǎo nǔlì bǎ wǒ de bóshì dúwán. [Pinyin]
    I will work hard to finish my doctorate.
    要是現在努力的話將來後悔 [MSC, trad.]
    要是现在努力的话将来后悔 [MSC, simp.]
    Yàoshì xiànzài bù nǔlì dehuà, jiānglái huì hòuhuǐ de. [Pinyin]
    If you don't work hard now, you'll regret it later on.
    一直嘗試努力結果總是不盡人意 [MSC, trad.]
    一直尝试努力结果总是不尽人意 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yīzhí zài chángshì nǔlì, kě jiéguǒ zǒngshì bùjìn rényì. [Pinyin]
    I have been putting in a lot of effort, but the results are always less than satisfactory.

Synonyms

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Adjective

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努力

  1. hard-working; diligent; industrious
    非常努力員工 [MSC, trad.]
    非常努力员工 [MSC, simp.]
    yī ge fēicháng nǔlì de yuángōng [Pinyin]
    a hardworking employee

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Adverb

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努力

  1. diligently; hard (with a great deal of effort)
    非常努力工作  ―  fēicháng nǔlì de gōngzuò  ―  to work extremely hard

Noun

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努力

  1. endeavor; ability; effort
    最大努力最大努力  ―  jìn zuìdà de nǔlì  ―  to do all one can
    資質愚笨加倍努力獲致成功 [MSC, trad.]
    资质愚笨加倍努力获致成功 [MSC, simp.]
    Zīzhì yúbèn de rén yìng jiābèi nǔlì, fāng kě huòzhì chénggōng. [Pinyin]
    People who are naturally clumsy should redouble their efforts in order to achieve success.

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
りょく
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 努力 (MC nuX lik, literally “to exert + strength”). Compare modern Cantonese reading nou5 lik6 or Min Nan ló͘-le̍k.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(りょく) (doryoku

  1. an effort, an endeavor

Synonyms

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Verb

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()(りょく)する (doryoku surusuru (stem ()(りょく) (doryoku shi), past ()(りょく)した (doryoku shita))

  1. to endeavor, to make an effort
    (かれ)試験(しけん)合格(ごうかく)するために努力(どりょく)した
    Kare wa shiken ni gōkaku suru tame ni doryoku shita.
    He worked hard to pass the exam.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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努力 (noryeok) (hangeul 노력)

  1. hanja form? of 노력 (an effort, an endeavor)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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努力

  1. chữ Hán form of nỗ lực (great effort; endeavor).

Verb

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努力

  1. chữ Hán form of nỗ lực (to strive; to endeavor).