Chinese Word: 努 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

努HSK 3

Pinyin: nǔ

English Definition: to exert; to strive

Chinese Definition:
①尽量地使出力量：努力。
②突出，撅着：努着嘴。努嘴。
③因用力太过，身体内部受伤：用力不要太猛，别努着。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 力

Pictophonetic:奴 indicates the sound; 力 (strength) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 奴 [ nú ] slave, servant
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 怒恕

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努力HSK 3	nǔ lì	great effort; to strive; to try hard
努嘴	nǔ zuǐ	to pout; to stick out one's lips
拜科努尔	bài kē nǔ ěr	Baikonur (Russian space launch site in Kazakhstan)
阿伊努	ā yī nǔ	Ainu (ethnic group of Japan's north and Russia's east)
奇努克	qí nǔ kè	Chinook (helicopter)

1		tā 她 gōng zuò 工作 fēi cháng 非常 nǔ lì 努力。 She works very hard.
2		tā 他 nǔ lì 努力 tuō lí 脱离 yān yǐn 烟瘾。 He made an effort to quit smoking.
3		tā 他 réng rán 仍然 zài 在 nǔ lì gōng zuò 努力工作。 He is still working hard.
4		wǒ 我 xué xí 学习 wài yǔ 外语 hěn 很 nǔ lì 努力。 I study foreign languages very hard.
5		wǒ men 我们 réng 仍 yào 要 jì xù 继续 nǔ lì 努力。 We still have to keep working hard.

1		tā 她 gōng zuò 工作 fēi cháng 非常 nǔ lì 努力。 She works very hard.
2		tā 他 nǔ lì 努力 tuō lí 脱离 yān yǐn 烟瘾。 He made an effort to quit smoking.
3		tā 他 réng rán 仍然 zài 在 nǔ lì gōng zuò 努力工作。 He is still working hard.
4		wǒ 我 xué xí 学习 wài yǔ 外语 hěn 很 nǔ lì 努力。 I study foreign languages very hard.
5		wǒ men 我们 réng 仍 yào 要 jì xù 继续 nǔ lì 努力。 We still have to keep working hard.