自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng
Pinyin

Definition

自力更生
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zì lì gēng shēng
  1. regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  2. self-reliance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
更
gēng
  1. 1 to change or replace
  2. 2 to experience
  3. 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更新
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard

Sample Sentences

用人不疑，疑人不用。很好！恭喜你，回答正确。梦瑶，你离胜利只差一步之遥了。不过接下来你只能自力更生了。有信心吗？
yòngrénbùyí ，yírénbùyòng 。hěn hǎo ！gōngxǐ nǐ ，huídá zhèngquè 。Mèngyáo ，nǐ lí shènglì zhǐ chà yībùzhīyáo le 。bùguò jiē xiàlái nǐ zhǐ néng zìlìgēngshēng le 。yǒu xìnxīn ma ？
'If you use a person, don't doubt them. If you doubt a person, don't use them'. Very good! You've answered correctly. Mengyao, you're only one step away from victory. Coming up however, you'll only be able to rely on yourself. Are you confident?
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你们别耍赖不认账啊！多难得的一副牌啊，而且不是靠你们放炮，是我自力更生，老天爷注定了让我赢的！再说你们谁也没说是打十三张啊！
nǐmen bié shuǎlài bù rènzhàng a ！duō nándé de yī fù pái a ，érqiě bù shì kào nǐmen fàngpào ，shì wǒ zìlìgēngshēng ，lǎotiānyě zhùdìng le ràng wǒ yíng de ！zàishuō nǐmen shéi yě méi shuō shì dǎ shí sān zhāng a ！
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