发奋图强

Traditional form:

發奮圖強

Pinyin (reading):

fāfèntúqiáng

Definitions:

• to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
• to pull one's socks up

Characters:

• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 奋 - to strive, to exert effort; to arouse
• 图 - diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
• 强 - strong, powerful, energetic

Traditional characters:

• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 奮 - to strive, to exert effort; to arouse
• 圖 - diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
• 強 - strong, powerful, energetic