不懈努力 (bú xiè nǔ lì) — to make unremitting efforts, to work tirelessly

Definition

An emphatic written phrase meaning 'to make tireless, unremitting efforts' — stronger than just 努力 and common in formal writing or speeches about achievement.

verb
to make unremitting effortsto work tirelessly

Examples

  • 不懈努力，。
    Jīng guò duō nián de bú xiè nǔ lì, tā zhōng yú chéng gōng le.
    After years of unremitting efforts, he finally succeeded.
  • 不懈努力，。
    Wǒ men yīng dāng bú xiè nǔ lì, zhuī qiú gèng gāo de mù biāo.
    We should make unremitting efforts to pursue higher goals.
  • 不懈努力。
    Gōng sī de fā zhǎn lí bù kāi quán tǐ yuán gōng de bú xiè nǔ lì.
    The company's development cannot be separated from the unremitting efforts of all employees.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
解
解jiě懈xiè
Same sound today

懈 combines 忄, a shortened form of 心 (heart), with 解, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
奴
奴nú努nǔ
Same sound today

The form 努 places 力 (strength) under 奴, which gives the sound; it means to exert strength.

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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.

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