自力 zìlì to rely on oneself Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 今天的女性更加自力更生。 jīntiān de nǚxìng gèngjiā zìlìgēngshēng. Women today are more self-reliant. Source: CCMatrix她说她在父亲坚持自力更生和母亲对有需要的人的同情之间挣扎。 tā shuō tā zài fùqīn jiānchí zìlìgēngshēng hé mǔqīn duì yǒu xūyào de rén de tóngqíng zhījiān zhēngzhá. She said she struggled between her father's insistence on self-reliance and her mother's compassion for the needy. Source: CCMatrix