# 自强不息 (zìqiángbùxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自强不息 (zìqiángbùxī) means “strive unceasingly for self-improvement”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: strive unceasingly for self-improvement
- Pinyin: zìqiángbùxī (zi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1)
- Traditional: 自強不息
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们要保持自强不息的精神。
  Wǒmen yào bǎochí zìqiángbùxī de jīngshén.
  We must maintain a spirit of unceasing self-improvement.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- [强](https://hanziro.com/word/qiang-strong/) (qiáng): strong; powerful
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 息 (xī): breath; to cease; to stop

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-qiang-bu-xi-strive-unceasingly-self/

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