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Dictionary entry

cố gắng

cố gắng means to try or make an effort in Vietnamese. Review definitions, example sentences, and related dictionary entries.

Definitions

Meanings

  1. 01

    to try or make an effort

  2. 02

    to strive

Reference

Lexical details

Part of speech
verb
CEFR
A2

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Examples

Usage in context

3 examples

01

khó khăn, anh ấy vẫn cố gắng không bỏ cuộc.

Despite the difficulties, he still tries not to give up.

02

Tôi sẽ cố gắng hoàn thành bài tập trước tối nay.

I will try to finish the assignment before tonight.

03

ấy luôn cố gắng đạt được mục tiêu của mình.

She always strives to achieve her goals.