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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[nǔ]
  1. 1. verb [劲儿] make an effort
    我们再把力。
    Let's make one last effort.
  2. 2. verb [嘴] pout
    了下嘴,摆出不在乎的样子。
    He pouted, making a big show of not caring.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[nǔ]
  1. 1. verb put forth (one's strength); exert (one's effort)
    劲儿
    put forth all one's strength
  2. 2. verb [Dialect] injure oneself through overexertion
    箱子太沉,你别扛,看着。
    Don't carry that heavy trunk, or you'll strain yourself.
  3. 3. verb protrude; bulge
    着眼睛
    with bulging eyes
    小姑娘把嘴一,不高兴了。
    The little girl pursed her lips to show her dislike.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[nǔ]
  1. 1. 尽量使出(力气)
    劲儿
    力。
  2. 2. 用力鼓出;凸出
    朝他直
    眼珠向外着。
  3. 3. 因用力太猛,使身体内部受伤
    扛不动就算了,小心别
    了腰。

Examples

着眼睛
with bulging eyes
眼珠向外着。
一把力。

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