克服 (kè fú) — to overcome, to conquer (difficulties, obstacles, weaknesses)
Definition
克服 means to actively work past an internal difficulty (fear, weakness, bad habit). It is more about self-mastery than 战胜, which focuses on defeating an external opponent.
verb
to overcometo conquer (difficulties, obstacles, weaknesses)
Examples
- ，克服。Zhǐ yào nǔ lì, méi yǒu kè fú bù liǎo de kùn nan.As long as you work hard, there is no difficulty you can't overcome.
- 克服，。Tā kè fú le jǐn zhāng de qíng xù, zǒu shàng wǔ tái.He overcame his nervousness and walked onto the stage.
- 克服。Zhè ge tuán duì chéng gōng kè fú le jì shù nán tí.The team successfully overcame the technical challenge.
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