How to pronounce nu li (努力) in Chinese
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努力
nǔ lì
Characters & meanings
to exert (in 努力)
strength; power
Common mistake
Low + falling (3-4): nǔ uses plain u — no lip rounding trick — unlike nǚ (女). Dip on nǔ, then lì falls sharply; mixing up nǔ/nǚ changes the word.
Example sentence
他学习很努力。
Tā xuéxí hěn nǔlì.
He studies very hard.
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