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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

努力 [nǔlì]
  1. 1. verb try hard
    他不努力工作。
    He doesn't work hard.
    我会尽最大努力。
    I'll try my very best.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

努力 [nǔlì]
  1. 1. make great efforts; try hard; exert oneself; try
    大家再努一把力。
    Let's make still greater efforts.
    学好一门外语要作出极大的努力。
    It takes great effort to master a foreign language.
  2. 2. noun endeavour; effort
  3. 3. adverb hard

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

努力 [nǔlì]
  1. 1. 动 尽量多地使出力气
    为了公司的生存，我们要共同努力
    再努一把力。
  2. 2. 形 形容十分尽力
    孩子们都在努力地学习。
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Examples

百折不挠的努力
unrelenting effort
你只要努力，保管能学好汉语。
I assure you that you can learn Chinese if you make the effort.
作不懈的努力
make unremitting efforts; make a sustained effort
努力工作
work hard
共同努力
make joint efforts
从坏处着想，往好处努力。
Prepare for the worst; strive for the best.
焕发精神，努力工作
call forth all one's vigour and work with redoubled efforts
他的成功是靠他的努力和一定的机遇。
His success was brought about by hard work and a certain amount of good luck.
即使条件再好，也还要靠自己努力。
No matter how favourable the conditions are, we'll still rely on our own efforts.
作坚持不懈的努力
make unremitting efforts
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Collocations

努力学习
to study hard
工作努力
to work hard
刻苦努力
to work hard
十分努力
hardworking
不懈努力
to make a sustained effort

Word Decomposition

努
[nǔ] 		+ 力
[lì]

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