努 nǔ try hard
How to remember 努: 奴 slave + 力 power = try hard. The student works like a slave through the night, puts all her power into the thesis and really does try hard.
Component breakdown
努 = 奴 slave + 力 power
- 奴 slave
- 力 power
The student works like a slave through the night, puts all her power into the thesis and really does try hard.
How it is used
- Essentially locked into 努力 (nǔlì) - to make an effort, to work hard: 好好努力 (hǎohǎo nǔlì) give it your all.
- 努力 works as verb and adverb: 努力学习 (nǔlì xuéxí) to study hard.
- Rare literal sense 'to pout/protrude': 努嘴 (nǔzuǐ) to gesture with pursed lips.
- Don't confuse the character with 怒 (nù, anger) - same phonetic 奴 but different meaning and tone.
Words with 努
Example sentences
- 我们共同努力吧。 Wǒmen gòngtóng nǔlì ba.Let's make a joint effort.
- 他们每个人都很努力。 Tāmen měi gè rén dōu hěn nǔlì.Each of them works very hard.