自力更生 meaning in English
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
HSK 7-920 strokes
Meaning of 自力更生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìlìgēngshēng
- regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
- self-reliance
自力更生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
上天会帮助自力更生的人。
Help yourself and God will help you.
Stroke order for each character
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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力 lì · power · 2 strokes
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更 gèng · more · 7 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自力更生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
Questions about 自力更生
What does 自力更生 mean?
自力更生 (zìlì-gēngshēng) means "regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance".
How do you write 自力更生?
自力更生 is made of 4 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 力 (2 strokes), 更 (7 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 自力更生 an HSK word?
Yes. 自力更生 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.