strive hard; exert oneself; be diligent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be diligent and exert oneself; to strive hard; to rouse oneself to effort
formalA somewhat formal or literary word used to describe putting in sustained effort, often for a positive goal like study or work. It emphasizes both inner motivation and outward action.
Tā他
měi每
rì日
fèn奋
miǎn勉
xué学
xí习
，
zhōng终
yú于
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
lǐ理
xiǎng想
de的
dà大
xué学
。
He studied diligently every day and finally got into his ideal university.
Zài在
dà大
jiā家
de的
gǔ鼓
lì励
xià下
，
tā他
fèn奋
miǎn勉
gōng工
zuò作
，
qǔ取
dé得
le了
xiǎn显
zhù著
de的
chéng成
jì绩
。
Encouraged by everyone, he worked hard and achieved remarkable results.
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Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
míng名
yán言
jǐng警
jù句
lái来
zì自
wǒ我
fèn奋
miǎn勉
。
Ancient people often used famous sayings and maxims to motivate themselves.