miǎn

to exhort

to make an effort

escape (免) + strength (力) = striving with effort

力 carries the meaning: it takes real effort to push through difficulty. 免 contributes the sound miǎn and does not add semantic weight here.

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To escapePhonetic
StrengthSemantic

老师常常励我们要好好学习。

lǎo shī cháng cháng miǎn lì wǒ men yào hǎo hǎo xué xí。

The teacher often exhorts us to study hard.

他知道自己能力不够,但还是力完成了任务。

tā zhī dào zì jǐ néng lì bù gòu,dàn hái shì miǎn lì wán chéng le rèn wù。

He knew his ability was lacking, but he still made every effort to complete the task.

Words with 勉

互勉

hù miǎn

to encourage each other

勉力

miǎn lì

to strive

勉力而为

miǎn lì ér wéi

to try one's best to do sth (idiom)

勉勉强强

miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng

to achieve with difficulty

勉励

miǎn lì

to encourage

勉强

miǎn qiǎng

to do with difficulty

勉为其难

miǎn wéi qí nán

to tackle a difficult job (idiom)

勉县

miǎn xiàn

Mian County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi

勤勉

qín miǎn

diligence

劝勉

quàn miǎn

to advise

有则改之,无则加勉

yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn

correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)

自勉

zì miǎn

to encourage oneself

More characters with 免