努力 nǔlì make great effort
make great effort; try hard
How to remember 努力: 努 try hard + 力 power = make great effort.
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How it is used
- Work hard, put in effort - 努力学习 (nǔlì xuéxí) study hard; 你要努力 (nǐ yào nǔlì) you have to try hard.
- Flexible: verb ('exert effort'), adjective/adverb ('hardworking / diligently'), even a noun ('effort').
- About effort and diligence, not talent - contrast 认真 (rènzhēn, conscientious/serious about it), which is care and seriousness rather than exertion.
Example sentences
- 我在努力。 Wǒ zài nǔlì.I'm working on doing that.
- 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.