努 (nou5 lou5 | nu3) : exert oneself; make effort

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努

nou5 lou5

nu3

[1] exert oneself; make effort; strive
[2] bulge; protrude

[lou5] is the common lazy sound.

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

努

This word has been viewed 4625 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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努力 nou5 lik6 nu3 li4 = hardworking

努力奮鬥 nou5 lik6 fan5 dau3 nu3 li4 fen4 dou4 = stuggle with all one's energy

努力不懈 nou5 lik6 bat1 haai6 nu3 li4 bu2 xie4 = untiring in one's efforts

瓦努阿圖 ngaa5 nou5 aa3 tou4 wa3 nu3 a1 tu2 = Vanuatu

拜科努爾航天發射基地 baai3 fo1 nou5 ji5 hong4 tin1 faat3 se6 gei1 dei6 bai4 ke1 nu3 er3 hang2 tian1 fa1 she4 ji1 di4 = Baikonur cosmodrome

支努干 zi1 nou5 gon1 zhi1 nu3 gan1 = Chinook (helicopter)

史努比 si2 nou5 bei2 shi3 nu3 bi3 = Snoopy

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緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

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