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自力更生 (zì lì gēng shēng): regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7

Idiom info

Pinyin
Meaning
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
Characters
4
HSK level
HSK 7

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  • regeneration through ones own effort (idiom)
  • self-reliance

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

(bound form) self

HSK 5

power

HSK 3

more

HSK 4

to grow

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