自力更生

自力更生 zìlìgēngshēng in a sentence

Self-reliant

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

自力更生 (zìlìgēngshēng) means Self-reliant. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他们靠 自力更生 渡过了难关。

Tāmen kào zì lì gēng shēng dùguò le nánguān.

They got through the crisis by their own efforts.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 自力更生

自力更生 比等待救助更可靠。

Zì lì gēng shēng bǐ děngdài jiùzhù gèng kěkào.

Self-reliance is more dependable than waiting for help.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 自力更生

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How is 自力更生 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 自力更生 (zìlìgēngshēng, "Self-reliant"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 自力更生 an HSK word?

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