zì lì gēng shēng

HSK 7–9

自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance”.

Meanings

  1. 1regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  2. 2self-reliance

Characters in 自力更生

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself力lì · power更gēng · to change or replace生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own先生teacher更to change or replace更more发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner努力to make an effort; to try hard; to strive生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born来自to come from (a place)能力capability

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