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自力更生

zì lì gēng shēng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  • self-reliance

Definition

依靠自己的力量把事情做起来，不依赖外力。

To rely on one's own efforts to achieve something, without external dependence.

Usage

常用于形容个人、团体或国家通过自身努力来解决问题或发展，强调独立自主、不依赖他人。

Often used to describe individuals, groups, or nations solving problems or developing through their own efforts, emphasizing independence and self-reliance.

Examples

  • 1 这个村庄通过自力更生，建起了自己的水电站。（This village built its own hydropower station through self-reliance.）
  • 2 在困难时期，我们要发扬自力更生的精神，不要总想着依靠别人。（In difficult times, we should promote the spirit of self-reliance and not always think about depending on others.）
  • 3 公司坚持自力更生，自主研发核心技术。（The company insists on self-reliance and independently develops core technologies.）
  • 4 自力更生不是排斥合作，而是先自强再寻求共赢。（Self-reliance does not exclude cooperation; it means strengthening oneself first and then seeking win-win outcomes.）
  • 5 父母教育孩子要自力更生，从小培养独立生活的能力。（Parents educate their children to be self-reliant and cultivate the ability to live independently from an early age.）

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