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勉 [miǎn]
1. 力量不够而尽力做。
(To do something with insufficient strength; to exert oneself despite limitations.)
2. 劝人努力,鼓励。
(To advise or encourage others to work hard.)
3. 努力。
(To make efforts; to strive.)
4. 通“免”。除去,脱掉。
(To get rid of; to remove.)
【本义】: 力所不及而强作
(Original meaning: To force oneself to do what one cannot.)
【造字法】: 形声。从力,免声。
(Character formation: Phono-semantic; consists of the component for strength and a phonetic component.)
同本义 ([En.] force sb. to do sth.)
尽力,用尽所有力量 ([En.] make great efforts; do all one can)
勉励,鼓励 ([En.] encourage; exhort)
通“免”。除去,脱掉 ([En.] get rid of)
【引】
1. 《说文》:勉,彊也。
(Shuowen: 勉 means to strive.)
2. 《论语·子罕》:丧事不敢不勉。
(Analects: One must exert oneself in matters of mourning.)
3. 《楚辞·离骚》:曰勉升降以上下兮。
(Chuci: Mentioned striving amidst ups and downs.)
4. 《荀子·天论》:勉力不时。
(Xunzi: Efforts made without timely action.)
【例】
又如: 勉意(勉强; 勉为其难)
(For instance, 勉意 means to do something reluctantly.)
【引】
1. 《左传·昭公二十年》:尔其勉之。 注:“谓努力。”
(Zuo Zhuan: You should strive for it; meaning to work hard.)
2. 《韩非子·外储说左下》:愿子勉为寡人治之。
(Han Feizi: I hope you will try to manage for me.)
3. 《史记·魏公子列传》:公子勉之矣,老臣不能从。
(Shiji: The prince tried, but the old minister could not follow.)
4. 《论衡》:知力耕可以得谷,勉贸可以得货。
(Lunheng: Knowing that hard work can yield grain, striving in trade can earn goods.)
【例】
又如: 勉勉(努力的样子); 勉旃(努力); 勉农(努力从事农务); 勉厉(努力)
(For instance, 勉勉 means a show of effort; 勉旃 means to strive; 勉农 means to work hard in agriculture; 勉厉 means to make efforts.)
【引】
1. 《商君书·垦令》:国安不殆,勉农而不偷。
(Shangjun Shu: When the country is safe, encourage farming without stealing.)
2. 《国语·越语》:父勉其子,兄勉其弟,妇勉其夫。
(Guoyu: Fathers encourage their sons, brothers encourage their younger brothers, and wives encourage their husbands.)
3. 《管子》:不加勉,而民自尽竭。
(Guanzi: Without encouragement, the people will exhaust themselves.)
【例】
又如: 勉学; 勉勖(勉励); 勉劳(勉励慰劳); 勉厉(劝勉鼓励); 勉慰(勉励安慰); 勉喻,勉谕(晓谕,劝说)
(For instance, 勉学 means to study diligently; 勉勖 means to encourage; 勉劳 means to encourage and reassure; 勉厉 means to urge and encourage; 勉慰 means to encourage and comfort; 勉喻, 勉谕 means to persuade or explain subtly.)
【引】
1. 《国语·晋语八》:乃厚其外交而勉之。
(Guoyu: Then strengthen external relations and strive for it.)
2. 《大戴礼·曾子立事篇》:七十而无德,虽有微过,亦可以勉矣。
(Daxing Li: At seventy without virtue, even with slight faults, one can still strive.)
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