HanTrace

努力

nǔlì
adjectiveHSK 2

“To make an effort” in Chinese is 努力 (nǔlì).

Meaning

  • to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
  • hard-working; conscientious

Example

你工作努力。

You work hard.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 奴隶 (núlì, slave)