发奋图强 — Chinese idiom
发奋图强
fā fèn tú qiáng
Traditional: 發奮圖強
Meaning
- to make an effort to become strong ; determined to do better
- to pull one's socks up
Character by character
- 发fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
- 奋fènto strive, to exert effort; to arouse
- 图túdiagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
- 强qiángstrong, powerful, energetic
Idioms sharing a character
- 一言不发 yī yán bù fā
- 一语不发 yī yǔ bù fā
- 不悱不发 bù fěi bù fā
- 令人发指 lìng rén fà zhǐ
- 先发制人 xiān fā zhì rén
- 千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fà
- 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái
- 厚积薄发 hòu jī bó fā
- 大发慈悲 dà fā cí bēi
- 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā
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