自强 (zì qiáng) — to strengthen oneself; to strive for self-improvement (with a connotation of resilience and moral effort)
Definition
A formal, written term for 'self-strengthening' — pushing oneself to improve through effort and resilience, often as a moral or national ideal (as in 自强不息).
verb
to strengthen oneselfto strive for self-improvement (with a connotation of resilience and moral effort)
Examples
- 自强，。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn zì qiáng, yù dào kùn nan cóng bú fàng qì.He has been self-strengthening since childhood and never gives up when facing difficulties.
- 。zì qiáng Bù xī shì zhōng huá mín zú de chuán tǒng jīng shén.Constant self-improvement is a traditional spirit of the Chinese nation.
- ，自强。Tā tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí, shí xiàn le zì qiáng.She achieved self-strengthening through hard study.
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