自強 [－强]

Jyutping zi6 koeng4
Pinyin zì qiáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to strive for self-improvement
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    自己​奮發​圖強
    to strive to become stronger
    • 自強不息
      自强不息
      zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1
      to make unremitting efforts to improve oneself
    • 男兒當自強
      男儿当自强
      naam4 ji4 dong1 zi6 koeng4
      Men should make the effort to stand up for themselves.
    • 如果一個國家唔想俾人欺負，就一定要自強。
      如果一个国家唔想俾人欺负，就一定要自强。
      jyu4 gwo2 jat1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 m4 soeng2 bei2 jan4 hei1 fu6, zau6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 zi6 koeng4.
      If a country doesn't want to be bullied, it must strive to become stronger.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to strive for self-improvement
  2. noun, Taiwan
    fastest class of non-high-speed intercity trains
  3. name
    An urban village in Songshan district, Taipei, Taiwan
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    马不但象征著刚健、高昂、昌盛、发达，还代表著奋斗不止、自强不息的民族精神。
    馬不但象徵著剛健、高昂、昌盛、發達，還代表著奮鬥不止、自強不息的民族精神。
    mǎ bù dàn xiàng zhēng zhù gāng jiàn 、 gāo áng 、 chāng shèng 、 fā dá ， hái dài biǎo zhù fèn dòu bù zhǐ 、 zì qiáng bù xī de mín zú jīng shén 。
    • The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    自强不息
    自強不息
    zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1
    • to make unremitting efforts to improve oneself
  2. Cantonese
    男儿当自强
    男兒當自強
    naam4 ji4 dong1 zi6 koeng4
    • Men should make the effort to stand up for themselves.
  3. Cantonese
    如果一个国家唔想俾人欺负，就一定要自强。
    如果一個國家唔想俾人欺負，就一定要自強。
    jyu4 gwo2 jat1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 m4 soeng2 bei2 jan4 hei1 fu6, zau6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 zi6 koeng4.
    • If a country doesn't want to be bullied, it must strive to become stronger.