WordTaiwan frequency #28,639
自力更生
ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
“to rely on one's own efforts; to be self-reliant; to support oneself through one's own labor”
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自
ㄗˋ
Self; oneself; private; personal; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course; surname.
力
ㄌㄧˋ
Power; force; strength; ability; effort; influence; energy; to exert oneself; surname Li.
更
ㄍㄥˋ
More; even more; further; still; to change or replace; to experience; a period of the night; a watch.
生
ㄕㄥ
To grow, give birth, produce, or be born; to live or be alive; life; raw or uncooked; to arise or occur; student; a person's livelihood.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 自己ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇoneself; one's own; (Beijing dialect) intimate; close (of relationships)
- 學生ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥstudent; schoolchild; learner; one who studies under a teacher; a polite self-reference by a learner or junior
- 生活ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊlife; daily existence; livelihood; the way one lives; circumstances of daily living
- 發生ㄈㄚ ㄕㄥto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out; to arise
- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 能力ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋcapability; ability; competence; legal capacity to exercise rights or fulfill obligations; latent potential that can be developed through learning or stimulation.
- 自然ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊnature; the physical world and its phenomena; natural; not artificial or forced; naturally; of course; certainly
- 生命ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; the condition of being alive; a living being; the duration of existence; vitality in creative works
- 努力ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- 更多ㄍㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄛmore; additional; further; a greater amount or number of something.
- 產生ㄔㄢˇ ㄕㄥto produce; to generate; to give rise to; to bring about; to arise; to come into being
- 人生ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥlife; a person's lifetime on earth; human existence; the course of one's life from birth to death