day 151effort and willpower
unit 20 · the workplaceeffort and willpower
Talk about hard work, willpower and self-control, with word-building suffixes (-然, -为, -制, -界, -鬼) and the marker 不是…….
today’s words
- 刻苦 kèkǔ · hard-working, assiduous
- 吃苦 chīkǔ · to bear hardship
- 勤快 qínkuai · hard-working, diligent (spoken)
- 勤俭 qínjiǎn · hard-working and thrifty
- 节俭 jiéjiǎn · frugal, thrifty
- 辛勤 xīnqín · hard-working, industrious
- 兢兢业业 jīngjīngyèyè · conscientious, dedicated
- 不懈 bùxiè · untiring, unremitting
- 坚韧 jiānrèn · tough, tenacious
- 韧性 rènxìng · toughness, resilience
- 毅力 yìlì · willpower, perseverance
- 意志 yìzhì · will
- 斗志 dòuzhì · fighting spirit
- 干劲 gànjìn · drive, enthusiasm (for work)
- 劲 jìn · strength, energy; spirit
- 劲头 jìntóu · energy, enthusiasm
- 拼搏 pīnbó · to strive, go all out
- 奋勇 fènyǒng · to summon up courage
- 力求 lìqiú · to strive to
- 力争 lìzhēng · to do one’s best to win
- 进取 jìnqǔ · to be enterprising, forge ahead
- 要强 yàoqiáng · determined to excel
- 好胜 hàoshèng · competitive, eager to win
- 争气 zhēngqì · to do oneself credit, make (people) proud
- 执着 zhízhuó · persistent, dedicated
- 潜心 qiánxīn · to devote oneself wholly
- 投身 tóushēn · to throw oneself into
- 忍耐 rěnnài · to endure, put up with
- 容忍 róngrěn · to tolerate
- 耐 nài · to be able to bear, resist
- 磨炼 móliàn · to temper, toughen
- 克制 kèzhì · to restrain (oneself)
- 节制 jiézhì · to control, moderate
- 收敛 shōuliǎn · to restrain oneself, tone down
sentences
- 你不是说不想跳槽吗？ · Didn’t you say you didn’t want to change jobs?
- 年轻人多吃苦，没坏处。 · A bit of hardship does young people no harm.
- 他在医院兢兢业业地干了三十年。 · He worked conscientiously at the hospital for thirty years.
- 当医生要有毅力，也要有韧性。 · A doctor needs willpower, and resilience too.
- 不是我说你，你也太好胜了。 · I don’t mean to nag, but you’re far too competitive.