mài

劢

Character · VerbTraditional勱

strive; exert oneself

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to strive; to exert effort; to endeavor

literary

A classical/literary term. Very rarely used in modern spoken language; primarily found in old texts, idioms, or names.

Jūn君
zǐ子
mài勱
lì力
ér而
xíng行
 。

A gentleman strives and acts with effort.

Mài勱
jīng精
tú图
zhì治
 。

To strive with all one's might to govern well.

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Tā他
yī一
zhí直
mài勱
xué学
bù不
chuò辍
 。

He has been studying diligently without ceasing.