自力更生

zì lì gēng shēng

to rely on your own efforts

Character by character

自zì
own

力lì
strength

更gēng
renew

生shēng
life

芯片被限制以后，这家企业只能自力更生。

Once chips were restricted, the firm could only rely on itself.

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 55 · HSK 6: 新能源与中国制造 (Electric cars and the new factory floor)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.