努力

努⫽力 (verb-object)

1. to make an effort; to strive; to endeavor; to work hard

   不懈努力  ―  bùxiè nǔlì  ―  to persevere; perseverance

   共同努力  ―  gòngtóng nǔlì  ―  to work together

   我會好好努力把我的博士讀完。 [MSC, trad.]
   我会好好努力把我的博士读完。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ huì hǎohǎo nǔlì bǎ wǒ de bóshì dúwán. [Pinyin]

   I will work hard to finish my doctorate.

   要是現在不努力的話，將來會後悔的。 [MSC, trad.]
   要是现在不努力的话，将来会后悔的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yàoshì xiànzài bù nǔlì dehuà, jiānglái huì hòuhuǐ de. [Pinyin]

   If you don't work hard now, you'll regret it later on.

   我一直在嘗試努力，可結果總是不盡人意。 [MSC, trad.]
   我一直在尝试努力，可结果总是不尽人意。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yīzhí zài chángshì nǔlì, kě jiéguǒ zǒngshì bùjìn rényì. [Pinyin]

   I have been putting in a lot of effort, but the results are always less than satisfactory.

努力

1. hard-working; diligent; industrious

   一個非常努力的員工 [MSC, trad.]
   一个非常努力的员工 [MSC, simp.]

   yī ge fēicháng nǔlì de yuángōng [Pinyin]

   a hardworking employee

• 懶惰／懒惰 (lǎnduò)

努力

1. diligently; hard (with a great deal of effort)

   非常努力地工作  ―  fēicháng nǔlì de gōngzuò  ―  to work extremely hard

努力

1. endeavor; ability; effort

   盡最大的努力／尽最大的努力  ―  jìn zuìdà de nǔlì  ―  to do all one can

   資質愚笨的人應加倍努力，方可獲致成功。 [MSC, trad.]
   资质愚笨的人应加倍努力，方可获致成功。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zīzhì yúbèn de rén yìng jiābèi nǔlì, fāng kě huòzhì chénggōng. [Pinyin]

   People who are naturally clumsy should redouble their efforts in order to achieve success.

• (Cantonese) 畀心機／畀心机 (bei2 sam1 gei1)

From Middle Chinese compound 努力 (MC nuX lik, literally “to exert + strength”). Compare modern Cantonese reading nou⁵ lik⁶ or Min Nan ló͘-le̍k.

• (Tokyo) どりょく [dóꜜryòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

努(ど)力(りょく) • (doryoku) 

1. an effort, an endeavor

• 労力(ろうりょく) (rōryoku), 尽力(じんりょく) (jinryoku)

努(ど)力(りょく)する • (doryoku suru) suru (stem 努(ど)力(りょく)し (doryoku shi), past 努(ど)力(りょく)した (doryoku shita))

1. to endeavor, to make an effort

   彼(かれ)は試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)するために努力(どりょく)した。

   Kare wa shiken ni gōkaku suru tame ni doryoku shita.

   He worked hard to pass the exam.

• 努(つと)める (tsutomeru)

• “努力”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

努力 • (noryeok) (hangeul 노력)

1. hanja form^? of 노력 (“an effort, an endeavor”)

努力

1. chữ Hán form of nỗ lực (“great effort; endeavor”)

努力

1. chữ Hán form of nỗ lực (“to strive; to endeavor”)