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努力 (nǔ lì): Hardworking (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

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3.

Character Breakdown

努 • nǔ • to exert oneself, to strive

nǔ努

to exert oneself, to strive

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Pinyinnǔ lì

Meaninghardworking

Characters2

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力 • lì • strength, power, force

lì力

strength, power, force

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 努力.

Words with 力

力气lì qistrength
压力yā lìpressure
听力tīng lìhearing
能力

néng lì

skills; ability

巧克力qiǎo kè lìchocolate

人力rén lìmanpower

体力tǐ lìphysical strength

全力quán lìwith all one's strength

4.

Readings & Senses

nǔ lì(nu li)

1. [adjective]hardworking[HSK3]

2. [verb/adjective]hardworking[HSK 3.0 · L3]

5.

How to Use 努力 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith份

yī一

fèn份

nǔ努

lì力

neutral

an effort

Verb + Objectwith继续

jì继

xù续

nǔ努

lì力

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

nǔ努

lì力

Adverb + Verbwith学习

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

6.

Example Sentences with 努力

tā他

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

hěn很

nǔ努

neutral

keep trying

neutral

very hardworking

neutral

study hard

lì

力

。

He works hard every day.

tā他

shì是

yī一

gè个

fēi非

cháng常

nǔ努

lì力

de的

xué学

shēng生

。

He is a very hardworking student.

wèi为

le了

kǎo考

shì试

，

tā她

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

le了

hěn很

duō多

tiān天

。

She studied hard for many days for the exam.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

rú如

hé何

nǔ努

lì力

tí提

shēng升

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zhuān专

yè业

jì技

néng能

ne呢

？

How do you plan to work hard to improve your professional skills?

tōng通

guò过

bù不

xiè懈

de的

nǔ努

lì力

，

tā他

zhōng终

yú于

shí实

xiàn现

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

Through unremitting effort, he finally realized his dream.