努力
nǔ lì
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Definitions
- 1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
- 2. hard-working; conscientious
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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.
Example Sentences
5 shown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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