Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 勉

to exhort
to make an effort

diligence
diligent
industrious

to strive
to make an effort
to exert oneself

Mian County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

to encourage

to advise
to encourage

to encourage each other

to encourage oneself

to advise and encourage

to do with difficulty
to force sb to do sth
reluctant
barely enough

miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng

to achieve with difficulty
only just up to the task
barely adequate

miǎnwéiqínán

to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
to do sth reluctantly

miǎnlì'érwéi

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

yǒuzégǎizhī,wúzéjiāmiǎn

有则改之，无则加勉

[有則改之，無則加勉]

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