mǐn

黾

Character · VerbTraditional黽

strive; diligent

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to strive; to exert oneself; to make an effort

archaic

Appears in classical Chinese, often in compounds or fixed expressions. The character itself is not used independently in modern language.

 《
Shī诗
jīng经
 》
yǒu有
yún云
 ：
 '
mǐn黾
miǎn勉
tóng同
xīn心
 ，
bù不
yí宜
yǒu有
nù怒
 。
 '

The Book of Songs says: 'Strive to be of one heart, and there should be no anger.'

Tā他
mǐn黾
miǎn勉
cóng从
shì事
 ，
zhōng终
yú于
wán完
chéng成
le了
zhè这
xiàng项
jiān艰
jù巨
de的
rèn任
wu务
 。

He worked diligently and finally completed this arduous task.