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自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng): Rely on one's own efforts — Meaning & Stroke Order

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自力更生 consists of 4 characters.

self; oneself; from; since

strength, power, force

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow

How to Use 自力更生 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 自力更生 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

neutral

completely self-reliant

Noun + Noun

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

zhī之

lù路

Verb + Object

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

Example Sentences with 自力更生

wǒ我

men们

yào要

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng

formal

Written

the path of self-reliance

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

jīng精

shén神

formal

spirit of self-reliance

formal

persist in self-reliance

fā发

yáng扬

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

formal

promote self-reliance

生

，

zì自

jǐ己

zhuàn赚

qián钱

。

We need to rely on ourselves and earn money on our own.

zài在

chuàng创

yè业

chū初

qī期

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

de的

yuán原

zé则

。

In the early stages of entrepreneurship, we must adhere to the principle of self-reliance.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

shì是

chéng成

zhǎng长

de的

guān关

jiàn键

ma吗

？

Don't you think self-reliance is the key to growth?

Show 5 More Sentences

zhè这

ge个

cūn村

zi子

tōng通

guò过

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

，

jiàn建

qǐ起

le了

xīn新

xué学

xiào校

。

This village built a new school through self-reliance.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

wán完

quán全

zì自

lì力

gēng更

tōng通

guò过

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

hé和

tuán团

duì

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

zì自

lì

wǒ我

bà爸

mā妈

zǒng总

shuō说

，

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

yào

shēng生

，

ǒu偶

ěr尔

hái还

shì是

huì会

xún寻

qiú求

jiàn建

yì议

。

He hasn't been completely self-reliant; he still occasionally seeks advice.

队

xié协

zuò作

，

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

kè克

fú服

le了

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

Through self-reliance and teamwork, we ultimately overcame the challenges.

力

gēng更

shēng生

，

bù不

yī依

lài赖

bié别

rén人

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

。

Facing difficulties, he chose to rely on his own efforts and not depend on others' help.

要

xué学

huì会

zì自

lì力

gēng更

shēng生

cái才

xíng行

。

My parents always say that young people must learn to be self-reliant.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 自力更生.

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
亲自qīn zì
出自chū zì
各自gè zì

Words with 力

努力nǔ lìHSK 3
力气lì qiHSK 4
压力yā lìHSK 4
能力néng lìHSK 4
巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4
不力bú lì
主力zhǔ lì
乏力fá lì

Words with 更

变更biàn gēng
更加gèng jiā
更换gēng huàn
更改gēng gǎi
更新gēng xīn
更是gèng shì
更正gēng zhèng
更衣室gēng yī shì

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2
生病shēng bìngHSK 2
生气shēng qìHSK 3
出生chū shēngHSK 4
发生

fā shēng

HSK 4