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奋力 (fèn lì) — (adverb) with all one's strength, vigorously, strenuously

Definition

奋力 is a formal adverb meaning 'with all one's strength', modifying a verb directly. Stronger and more written than 努力; close to 全力 and 竭力, but emphasizes the force put into a single action.

adverb
with all one's strengthvigorouslystrenuously

Examples

  • 奋力。
    Tā fèn lì chōng xiàng zhōng diǎn.
    He rushed to the finish line with all his might.
  • 奋力。
    Duì yuán men fèn lì zhēng qǔ zuì hòu de shèng lì.
    The team members strive with all their might for the final victory.
  • ，奋力。
    Wèi le gǎi biàn mìng yùn, tā fèn lì xué xí.
    In order to change his fate, he studies with all his effort.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

奋fènexert
力lìstrength

奋力 puts 奋 (exert) with 力 (strength) to mean using all one's strength.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.

Open 奋 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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