Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nỗ lực

[no˦ˀ˥ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) great effort; endeavor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự cố gắng lớn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to strive; to endeavor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cố gắng, nỗ lực

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

nỗ lực không ngừngnever to stop trying to be better

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “nỗ lực” mean?

(noun) great effort; endeavor

Is “nỗ lực” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.