rely on one's own efforts ()
HSK 6
Traditional
自力更生 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这个国家提倡自力更生的精神。 Zhège guójiā tíchàng zìlì gēngshēng de jīngshén. - This country promotes the spirit of self-reliance.
在艰难的环境中，他们学会了自力更生。 Zài jiānnán de huánjìng zhōng, tāmen xuéhuìle zìlì gēngshēng. - In difficult circumstances, they learned to be self-reliant.
他们发扬了自力更生的精神。 Tāmen fāyángle zìlì gēngshēng de jīngshén. - They have promoted the spirit of self-reliance.
这种精神帮助他们实现了自力更生。 Zhè zhǒng jīngshén bāngzhù tāmen shíxiànle zìlì gēngshēng. - This spirit helped them achieve self-reliance.
他们的生活依靠自力更生。 Tāmen de shēnghuó yīkào zìlì gēngshēng. - Their livelihood depends on self-reliance.
Characters
更 gèng - even more | HSK 3
生 shēng - new, unfamiliar, strange |
力 lì - physical strength; (Physics) force |
自 zì - self, oneself |