What does 努 mean in Chinese?

努 (nǔ) means "to exert; to strive" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 努?

努 is pronounced "nǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 努?

努 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 努?

Common words with 努 include 努力 (great effort), 努克 (Nuuk, capital of Greenland), 努出 (to extend), 努嘴 (to pout), 努劲儿 (to extend).

How do you write 努?

You can practice writing 努 using our stroke order tool.

努 (nǔ), to exert

努

nǔ

to exert; to strive

verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 力 (no. 19)

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Definitions

(verb) to exert
to strive

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 努

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
努力	nǔ lì	great effort	HSK 3
努克	Nǔ kè	Nuuk, capital of Greenland
努出	nǔ chū	to extend
努嘴	nǔ zuǐ	to pout
努劲儿	nǔ jìn r	to extend
努嘴儿	nǔ zuǐ r	erhua variant of 努嘴[nu3 zui3]
努比亚	Nǔ bǐ yà	Nubia

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不力(bù lì)· not to do one's best

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勉力(miǎn lì)· to strive

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使出(shǐ chū)· to use

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Grammar Notes

Not Only...But AlsoHSK 3

Subject + 不但 + Clause 1，而且 + Clause 2

Emphasis with 是HSK 3

Subject + 是 + Verb/Adjective + (的)

Only If (只有...才)HSK 3

只有 + Condition，(Subject) + 才 + Result

As Long As (只要...就)HSK 3

只要 + Condition，(Subject) + 就 + Result

By Means Of (通过)HSK 4

通过 + Method/Channel + Verb Phrase

HSK levels

努 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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