xuất lực
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To exert effort / to deploy one's strength: To apply or put forth physical or mental force towards a task or goal. This term is considered literary or historical in modern usage.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua kêu gọi binh sĩ xuất lực bảo vệ đất nước. (The king called upon the soldiers to exert their strength to protect the country.)
- Để hoàn thành công trình, họ đã phải xuất lực rất nhiều. (To complete the project, they had to deploy great effort.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in historical, literary, or formal contexts describing concerted effort, often for a collective cause.
Variants and Related Words
- Ra sức (v): to try hard, to exert oneself. (Modern equivalent)
- Cô ấy ra sức học tập. (She is trying hard to study.)
- Nỗ lực (v/n): to strive, to make an effort; effort.
- Mọi nỗ lực của anh ấy đều được đền đáp. (All of his efforts were rewarded.)
Synonyms
- Exert: to put forth strength or effort.
- Strive: to make great efforts toward a goal.
- Apply oneself: to devote one's energy and attention to a task.
Related Idioms
- Dốc lực: to pour one's strength into something.
- Cả đội dốc lực cho trận chung kết. (The whole team poured their strength into the final match.)
- Gắng sức: to endeavor, to make an effort.
- Người bệnh đang gắng sức tập đi lại. (The patient is endeavoring to practice walking again.)