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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
努力 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
努力 ＝ 努 ＋ 力
ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ · nǔlì
verb/noun — to strive; to work hard; effort; diligence

字源 FORM — what the parts do

努to exert; to push (努力的努)nǔ奴 (nú) gives the sound; 力 (strength) below — straining with strength
力strength; power (力氣的力)lì
努力，努力的努，力量的力。
關 · Related
盡力jìnlìto do one's best — 盡 exhausts the supply; 努力 implies sustained pushing拼命pīnmìngto go all out — stakes one's life; more desperate than 努力