力争上游 — Chinese idiom
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
Traditional: 力爭上游
Meaning
- to strive for mastery ; aiming for the best result
- to have high ambitions
Character by character
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
- 争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
- 游yóuto wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
Idioms sharing a character
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
- 不遗余力 bù yí yú lì
- 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
- 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn
- 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí
- 力挽狂澜 lì wǎn kuáng lán
- 力排众议 lì pái zhòng yì
- 力尽神危 lì jìn shén wēi
- 勉力而为 miǎn lì ér wéi
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