- 勉强 miǎnqiǎng to forceTo force someone to do something they are unwilling to do or capable of doing.
- 共勉 gòngmiǎn to encourage each otherTo give mutual encouragement or make a joint effort; often used in formal contexts or professional settings to express shared commitment to a goal. goal.
- 勉励 miǎnlì to encourageto encourage; to urge or exhort someone to make greater progress
- 勤勉 qínmiǎn diligentdiligent; industrious; hardworking and persistent
- 勉为其难 miǎnwéiqínán to do something reluctantlyTo undertake a task that is beyond one's ability or that one is unwilling to do; to tackle a difficult job as best one can despite the difficulty or hesitation.
- 勉力 miǎnlì to striveto make a great effort; to exert oneself to do something; to try hard
- 自勉 zìmiǎn to encourage oneselfto encourage or urge oneself forward; to exert oneself through self-motivation
- 勉勉强强 miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng barelyto achieve something with great difficulty; only just enough to meet a requirement; narrowly
- 勉县 miǎnxiàn Mian CountyMian County in [[汉中|漢中|han4 zhong1]] prefecture-level city, Shaanxi
- 劝勉 quànmiǎn to advise and encourageto urge and encourage; to provide advice to someone while motivating them to do better
- 慰勉 wèimiǎn to comfort and encourageTo comfort and encourage someone; often used by a superior toward a subordinate.
- 嘉勉 jiāmiǎn to praise and encourage(literary) to praise and offer encouragement; to reward and urge forward
- 奋勉 fènmiǎn to make an effortto exert oneself; to make a determined effort to do something; to be diligent and hardworking
- 训勉 xùnmiǎn to exhortto instruct and encourage; to give a short talk or sermon of advice and encouragement
- 勖勉 xùmiǎn to encourageto encourage; to urge; used in formal or literary contexts
- 黾勉 mǐnmiǎn to exert oneself(literary) to be diligent; to work hard; to make an effort
- 策勉 cèmiǎn to spur on(literary) to spur on and encourage; same as [[策励|策勵|ce4 li4]]
- 困知勉行 kùnzhīmiǎnxíng to learn through hardship and practice with effortOvercoming difficulties to acquire knowledge and putting it into practice with perseverance, from the [[礼记|禮記|li3 ji4]] [Book of Rites] and [[中庸|中庸|zhong1 yong1]] [Doctrine of the Mean]
- 互勉 hùmiǎn to encourage each otherto mutually encourage or inspire one another
- 僶勉 mǐnmiǎn diligent(literary) to be diligent or to make an effort; to strive
- 勉力而为 miǎnlì'érwéi to try one's bestto do one's utmost; to make a strenuous effort to accomplish something
- 奖勉 jiǎngmiǎn to award and encourageto reward someone for their efforts and encourage them to keep doing well
- 戒勉 jièmiǎn to admonishto warn and encourage someone to correct their mistakes or do better
- 有则改之,无则加勉 yǒuzégǎizhīwúzéjiāmiǎn correct mistakes and maintain recordsIf you have committed any mistakes, correct them; if you have not, continue to be on your guard and keep up your good work.
- 淬勉 cuìmiǎn to encourage(literary) to encourage and urge; to arouse to action; to advise
- 规勉 guīmiǎn to advise and encourage(literary) to advise, persuade, or encourage someone to do the right thing
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH