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努力

nǔ lì
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
  2. 2. hard-working; conscientious
  3. 3. to make an effort

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items
奋斗
fèn dòu

to strive; to struggle

强调为达到目标而努力
辛勤
xīn qín

hardworking

形容努力且辛苦地工作

Usage notes

Common mistakes

努力 is often used with 地 (de) as an adverbial: 他努力地学习。Do not use 得 (de) here.

Formality

努力 is neutral in formality, suitable for both spoken and written contexts.

Grammar

Guides that feature 努力

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Example Sentences

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努力 乃成功之道。
Hard work is the path to success.
努力 就会成功，反之则会失败。
Hard work leads to success; conversely, it leads to failure.
他 努力 偿还了所有的债务。
He worked hard to repay all his debts.
他的 努力 促成了这次合作。
His efforts facilitated this cooperation.
警方 努力 还原事故经过。
The police worked hard to reconstruct the accident.

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Words Containing 努力

共同努力
gòng tóng nǔ lì

to work together

刻苦努力
kè kǔ nǔ lì

assiduous

加大努力
jiā dà nǔ lì

to try harder

努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù

to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)

贝努力
bèi nǔ lì

Bernoulli (Swiss mathematical family, including Johann (1667-1748) and Daniel (1700-1782))

Child Words of 努力

力
lì

power

努
nǔ

to exert