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nǔ lì
v./adj. make an effort (to do...), exert oneself (to do...); diligent
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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wǒ yīng gāi nǔ lì xué xí .
phr. I should study hard.
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hàn yú hěn nán, dàn shì wǒ huì nǔ lì .
phr. Chinese is difficult, but I will try hard (in learning the language).
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zhǐ yào ní nǔ lì, jiù yí dìng néng xué hǎo hàn yǔ .
phr. As long as you study hard, you certainly will learn Chinese well.
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wǒ de láo bǎn gōng zuò fēi cháng nǔ lì .
phr. My boss works very hard.
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tā nà me nǔ lì, chéng gōng shì lí suǒ dāng rán de .
phr. He works so hard that success comes to him naturally.
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zhèng fǔ yào nǔ lì gǎi shàn yī yuàn de jī chǔ shè shī .
phr. The government should endeavor to improve the essential facilities in hospitals.
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xiào zháng miǎn lì wǒ men nǔ lì dú shū .
phr. The headmaster encouraged us to study hard.
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tā gōng zuò fēi cháng nǔ lì, shì chǎng lǐ de gǔ gàn .
phr. He works very hard and is the backbone of the factory.
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zhǐ yào ní nǔ lì xué xí, wǒ bāo guán nǐ néng gòu tōng guò kǎo shì .
phr. If you study hard I can guarantee that you will pass the exam.
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jì xù nǔ lì, bú yào xiè jìnr !
phr. Keep at it, don't give up!
nǔ lì chuàng zào yí gè shuāng yíng de jú miàn
phr. try hard to create a win-win situation
bú duàn nǔ lì
phr. keep on trying hard, keep making great effort
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tā hén nǔ lì
phr. He works hard.
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tā suó yí qǔ dé zhè me hǎo de chéng jì, shì yīn wèi tā píng shí yì zhí dōu hén nǔ lì .
phr. The reason why he achieved such good grades is that he has always worked hard.
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xiǎng yào dé dào shén me de huà, jiù bì xū nǔ lì cái xíng .
phr. (If one) wants to get something, one must make an effort.