发奋 (fā fèn) — to make a determined effort; to work energetically

Definition

发奋 (fāfèn) emphasizes a burst of energetic effort triggered by resolve — common in motivational phrases like 发奋图强. Pairs with 努力 ('make a determined effort') rather than substituting for it.

verb
to make a determined effortto work energetically

Examples

  • 发奋，。
    Tā fā fèn dú shū, zhōng yú kǎo shàng le lǐ xiǎng de dà xué.
    He studied diligently and finally got into his dream university.
  • 发奋，。
    Tā fā fèn gōng zuò, yì nián hòu shēng zhí le.
    She worked hard and got promoted after a year.
  • 发奋，。
    Wǒ men yào fā fèn nǔ lì, shí xiàn mèng xiǎng.
    We must make a determined effort to realize our dreams.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发fāexert
奋fènstrive

The sense of exert in 发 and strive in 奋 together give a determined effort.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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.

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