努力

nǔ lì
HSK 2Adjective (形)Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

adj
Used to describe a person or their actions. Often appears in structures like 很努力, 非常努力, 努力的 + noun (e.g., 努力的学生).
hardworking; diligent; making a great effort
指花的精力多，下的功夫大。
Words:
努力奋斗努力不懈
Synonyms:
勤奋勤勉奋勉勤苦
Antonyms:
懒惰懈怠敷衍
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)们(men)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)努(nǔ)力(lì)不(bú)懈(xiè)的(de)精(jīng)神(shén)值(zhí)得(dé)我(wǒ)们(men)学(xué)习(xí)。
    Their spirit of unremitting effort is worth learning from.
  2. 他(tā)是(shì)一(yī)个(gè)非(fēi)常(cháng)努(nǔ)力(lì)的(de)学(xué)生(shēng)，每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)很(hěn)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)学(xué)习(xí)。
    He is a very diligent student who gets up early to study every day.
v
A verb often followed by a verb phrase to indicate what one is striving to do, e.g., 努力学习, 努力工作. Can be used as an imperative: 努力!
to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
尽量使出力气。
Words:
努力争取努力拼搏
Synonyms:
刻苦奋发竭力尽力致力拼搏勤奋奋斗坚持不懈坚韧苦干
Antonyms:
懈怠懒惰懒散
Sentences:
  1. 为(wèi)了(le)考(kǎo)上(shàng)好(hǎo)大(dà)学(xué)，她(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)努(nǔ)力(lì)学(xué)习(xí)。
    In order to get into a good university, she is studying hard.
  2. 我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)努(nǔ)力(lì)争(zhēng)取(qǔ)这(zhè)次(cì)比(bǐ)赛(sài)的(de)机(jī)会(huì)。
    We need to strive hard to get this opportunity for the competition.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 2
nǔ努

strive; bulge out

HSK 2
lì力

strength; force; power