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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

努力

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nǔlì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endeavor/ɪnˈdɛv.ər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是一项伟大的努力。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An earnest attempt to do something.

    "In his latest scientific endeavor, he aims to find a renewable energy source."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English phrase 'en devoir' meaning 'in duty', combining the Old French 'en' (in) and 'devoir' (duty, to owe). By the late 15th century, it fused into a single verb and noun, shifting from a strict sense of duty to a general meaning of strenuous effort or trial.

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