努力 nǔ lì ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ nou5 lik6 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2 流利級 · Level 5
- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
- hard-working; conscientious
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努
- 努克 Nǔ kè ㄋㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ nou5 hak1 Nuuk, capital of Greenland
- 努出 nǔ chū ㄋㄨˇ ㄔㄨ nou5 ceot1 to extend
- 努嘴 nǔ zuǐ ㄋㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ nou5 zeoi2 to pout
- 努劲儿 努勁兒 nǔ jìn r ㄋㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦ nou5 ging6 ji4 to extend
- 努嘴儿 努嘴兒 nǔ zuǐ r ㄋㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄦ nou5 zeoi2 ji4 erhua variant of 努嘴
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- 努比亚 努比亞 Nǔ bǐ yà ㄋㄨˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄚˋ nou5 bei2 aa3 Nubia
- 努美阿 Nǔ měi ā ㄋㄨˇ ㄇㄟˇ ㄚ nou5 mei5 aa3 Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia
- 史努比 Shǐ nǔ bǐ ㄕˇ ㄋㄨˇ ㄅㄧˇ si2 nou5 bei2 Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
- 哈努卡 Hā nǔ kǎ ㄏㄚ ㄋㄨˇ ㄎㄚˇ haa1 nou5 kaa1 Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
- 奇努克 Qí nǔ kè ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ kei4 nou5 hak1 Chinook (helicopter)
- 支努干 Zhī nǔ gān ㄓ ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄢ zi1 nou5 gon1 Chinook (helicopter)
- 科托努 Kē tuō nǔ ㄎㄜ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄋㄨˇ fo1 tok3 nou5 Cotonou (city in Benin)
- 贝努力 貝努力 Bèi nǔ lì ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ bui3 nou5 lik6 Bernoulli (Swiss mathematical family, including Johann (1667-1748) and Daniel (1700-1782))
- 阿伊努 Ā yī nǔ ㄚ ㄧ ㄋㄨˇ aa3 ji1 nou5 Ainu (ethnic group of Japan's north and Russia's east)
- 加大努力 jiā dà nǔ lì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ gaa1 daai6 nou5 lik6 to try harder
- 努力以赴 nǔ lì yǐ fù ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ nou5 lik6 ji5 fu6 to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
- 努尔哈赤 努爾哈赤 Nǔ ěr hā chì ㄋㄨˇ ㄦˇ ㄏㄚ ㄔˋ nou5 ji5 haa1 cek3 Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 后金 (from 1616)
- 努瓜娄发 努瓜婁發 Nǔ guā lóu fā ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄌㄡˊ ㄈㄚ nou5 gwaa1 lau4 faat3 Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga (Tw)
- 努纳武特 努納武特 Nǔ nà wǔ tè ㄋㄨˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄊㄜˋ nou5 naap6 mou5 dak6 Nunavut territory, Canada
- 哈努卡节 哈努卡節 Hā nǔ kǎ jié ㄏㄚ ㄋㄨˇ ㄎㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ haa1 nou5 kaa1 zit3 Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on the Gregorian calendar)
力
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 主力 zhǔ lì ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ zyu2 lik6 main force
- 人力 rén lì ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ jan4 lik6 manpower
- 全力 quán lì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ cyun4 lik6 with all one's strength
- 出力 chū lì ㄔㄨ ㄌㄧˋ ceot1 lik6 to exert oneself
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- 力学 力學 lì xué ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ lik6 hok6 (physics) mechanics
- 力度 lì dù ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨˋ lik6 dou6 strength
- 力气 力氣 lì qi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄑㄧ lik6 hei3 physical strength
- 力求 lì qiú ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ lik6 kau4 to make every effort to
- 力争 力爭 lì zhēng ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ lik6 zang1 to work hard for
- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 力量 lì liang ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ lik6 loeng6 power; force; strength
- 功力 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lik6 merit
- 动力 動力 dòng lì ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ dung6 lik6 motive power
- 劳力 勞力 láo lì ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou4 lik6 labor
- 势力 勢力 shì li ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ sai3 lik6 power
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 压力 壓力 yā lì ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ aat3 lik6 pressure
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
Idioms with these characters
- 不遗余力 不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
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- 缚鸡之力 縛雞之力 fù jī zhī lì ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6 lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)
- 回天无力 回天無力 huí tiān wú lì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ wui4 tin1 mou4 lik6 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
- 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6 (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zing1 pei4 lik6 kit3 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
- 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zing1 pei4 lik6 zeon6 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
- 筋疲力尽 筋疲力盡 jīn pí lì jìn ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gan1 pei4 lik6 zeon6 body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired
- 尽心竭力 盡心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ zeon6 sam1 kit3 lik6 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
Example sentences
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努力 。
Try hard.
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继续 繼續 努力 。
Keep trying.
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我 在 努力 。
I'm working on doing that.
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你 工作 努力 。
You work hard.
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他 努力 工作 。
He works hard.
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