| 勉 | [ miǎn ] to exhort, to make an effort |
| 勉力 | [ miǎn lì ] to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself |
| 勉力而為 | [ miǎn lì ér weí ] to try one's best to do sth (idiom) |
| 勉勉強強 | [ miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng ] to achieve with difficulty, only just up to the task, barely adequate |
| 勉勵 | [ miǎn lì ] to encourage |
| 勉強 | [ miǎn qiǎng ] to do with difficulty, to force sb to do sth, reluctant, barely enough |
| 勉為其難 | [ miǎn weí qí nán ] to tackle a difficult job (idiom), to do sth reluctantly |
| 勉縣 | [ miǎn xiàn ] Mian County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 互勉 | [ hù miǎn ] to encourage each other |
| ⇒ 勉勉強強 | [ miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng ] to achieve with difficulty, only just up to the task, barely adequate |
| ⇒ 勤勉 | [ qín miǎn ] diligence, diligent, industrious |
| ⇒ 勸勉 | [ quàn miǎn ] to advise, to encourage |
| ⇒ 有則改之，無則加勉 | [ yoǔ zé gaǐ 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 |
| ⇒ 規勉 | [ guī miǎn ] to advise and encourage |
