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自强

Word · VerbTraditional自強

self-improvement; strive to become stronger

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to strive for self-improvement; to exert oneself to become stronger

Commonly used in the idiom 自强不息 (never stop striving for self-improvement) and phrases like 男儿当自强 (a man should strive to be strong).

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
zì自
qiáng强
bù不
xī息
 ,
yǒng永
bù不
fàng放
qì弃
 。

We must constantly strive for self-improvement and never give up.

Nán男
ér儿
dāng当
zì自
qiáng强
 ,
bù不
yī依
kào靠
bié别
rén人
 。

A man should strive to be strong and not depend on others.

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Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
dǒng懂
de得
zì自
qiáng强
zì自
lì立
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xìng性
 。

She understood the importance of self-improvement and independence from an early age.