自
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To strive unremittingly in Chinese: 自强不息 (zì qiáng bù xī)

zì qiáng bù xī

to strive unremittingly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 自強不息1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to strive unremittingly
  2. 2self-improvement

Stroke order

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强
不
息

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄤˊ

qiáng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

自强不息

Simplified

自強不息

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他自强不息，终于取得了成功。

    tā zì qiáng bù xī， zhōng yú qǔ dé le chéng gōng。

    He strove unremittingly and finally achieved success.

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Related words

不

bù

no

强

qiáng

strong

自

zì

self

休息

xiū xi

rest

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

消息

xiāo xi

news

自然

zì rán

nature

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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