努力
Meaning
- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
- hard-working; conscientious
Example sentence
继续努力。
Keep trying.
Characters in 努力
- 努 nǔ to exert, to put forth effort
- 力 lì power
努 to exert plus 力 strength. It is a verb as much as an adjective — 努力学习 means to study hard.