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"arduous effort" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn
加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn
尽力 盡力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest / to spare no effort syn
顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort syn
全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn
辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) syn
功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn
集体 集體 jí tǐ collective (decision) / joint (effort) / a group / a team / en masse / as a group syn
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn
竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn
艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ difficult / hard / arduous syn
突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn
加大 jiā dà to increase (e.g. one's effort) syn
费劲 費勁 fèi jìn to require effort / strenuous syn
工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn
施加 shī jiā to exert (effort or pressure) syn
奋力 奮力 fèn lì to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive syn
艰辛 艱辛 jiān xīn hardships / arduous / difficult syn
费力 費力 fèi lì to expend a great deal of effort syn
极力 極力 jí lì to make a supreme effort / at all costs syn
人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn
用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn
冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches syn
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn
夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom) / continuous strenuous effort syn
吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain syn
较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn
毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn
费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? syn
自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn
不遗余力 不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì to spare no pains or effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn
周折 zhōu zhé twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:番[fan1] syn
笨重 bèn zhòng heavy / cumbersome / unwieldy / laborious / arduous syn
繁重 fán zhòng heavy / burdensome / heavy-duty / arduous / onerous syn
力求 lì qiú to make every effort to / striving to do one's best syn
千辛万苦 千辛萬苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom) / trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort syn
合力 hé lì to join forces / concerted effort / (physics) resultant force syn
功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) syn
鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost syn
付诸东流 付諸東流 fù zhū dōng liú wasted effort syn
惨淡 慘淡 cǎn dàn dark / gloomy / dismal / by painstaking effort syn
埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn to bury oneself in work (idiom) / to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work syn
苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort / to take a lot of trouble / laborious at pains syn
争得 爭得 zhēng dé to obtain by an effort / to strive to get sth syn
煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom) / painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort syn
事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn
孜孜不倦 zī zī bù juàn lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) / continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate syn
协力 協力 xié lì to unite in common effort syn
不辞劳苦 不辭勞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort syn
省力 shěng lì to save labor / to save effort syn
着力 著力 zhuó lì to put effort into sth / to try really hard syn
力作 lì zuò to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) / a masterpiece syn
通力 tōng lì to cooperate / concerted effort syn
苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work
绵薄 綿薄 mián bó my humble effort / my meager contribution (humble) syn
尽心竭力 盡心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn
平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn
发奋 發奮 fā fèn to make an effort / to push for sth / to work hard syn
周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified
惨淡经营 慘淡經營 cǎn dàn jīng yíng to manage by painstaking effort (idiom) syn
勉力 miǎn lì to strive / to make an effort / to exert oneself
力挫 lì cuò to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition syn
会战 會戰 huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle / (military) battle / (fig.) large-scale concerted effort syn
吴三桂 吳三桂 wú sān guì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
吃力不讨好 吃力不討好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom) / strenuous and unrewarding
捐物 juān wù to donate goods (to a relief effort) / to contribute material
事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn twice the effort for half the result syn
折枝 zhé zhī massage / snapped-off branch / sprig / to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
发愤 發憤 fā fèn to make a determined effort syn
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn
生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
费工夫 費工夫 fèi gōng fu to spend a great deal of time and effort / (of a task) demanding / exacting syn
浩繁 hào fán vast / voluminous / many and varied / numerous / extensive amount of / exhaustive / heavy (expenditure) / arduous / strenuous / exhausting / draining / burdensome syn
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
卖 賣 mài to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt syn
番 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") syn
尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom) / to try one's heart out / to do one's utmost syn
毫不费力 毫不費力 háo bù fèi lì effortless / not expending the slightest effort
苦差 kǔ chāi hard task / difficult mission / arduous and unrewarding undertaking / drudgery / grind / chore syn
齐心合力 齊心合力 qí xīn hé lì to work as one (idiom) / united in a concerted effort / working hard together syn
勉 miǎn to exhort / to make an effort syn
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
吃重 chī zhòng (of a role) arduous / important / (a vehicle's) loading capacity syn
劭 shào stimulate to effort syn
劢 勱 mài put forth effort syn
混事 hùn shì to work half-heartedly / to get by in a job with the minimum effort
事在人为 事在人為 shì zài rén wéi the matter depends on the individual (idiom) / it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything. syn
山高水险 山高水險 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
山长水远 山長水遠 shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn (idiom) long and arduous journey
一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span
割鸡焉用牛刀 割雞焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
功到自然成 gōng dào zì rán chéng effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì (idiom) a slight effort
竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort
鞠躬尽力 鞠躬盡力 jū gōng jìn lì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost / same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]
剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) / fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities syn
及时处理，事半功倍 及時處理，事半功倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
单位努力量渔获量 catch per unit of effort / catch per effort / fishing success
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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