发愤图强

fā fèn tú qiáng

to resolve to make good

Character by character

发fā
rouse

愤fèn
determination

图tú
strive

强qiáng
strong

输了比赛后，队员们发愤图强，第二年拿了冠军。

After that defeat, the team buckled down and won the title the next year.

Tone: positive (praise).

Also written 发奋图强; 强 is qiáng.

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