努力 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- effort noun Physical or mental energy put into doing something.
- endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
- gross adjective Disgusting or unpleasant.
- hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
- hard work noun Sustained effort that demands real energy, concentration or persistence.
- hardworking adj Putting in a lot of effort and diligence at one's job or tasks.
- hefty adjective Large, heavy, and solidly built; substantial in size or weight.
- stodgy adj Dull, old-fashioned.
- strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.
Senses
努力 is used for these senses in English:
- effort The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- elbow grease (idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
- endeavor A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
- gross (of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
- hard Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- hard work Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- hardworking Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
- hefty Heavy, weighing a lot.
effort — full definition
- noun Physical or mental energy put into doing something.
- noun An attempt to achieve something; an endeavor.
endeavor — full definition
- noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
- verb To try hard to do something.