勉 (miǎn): to exhort, to make an effort

这个勉字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gě miǎn zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

The character "勉" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.

邵佳一现场勉励百队杯少年 普及组两赛区见证绿茵绽放与传承

邵 jiā yī xiàn chǎng miǎn lì bǎi duì bēi shǎo nián pǔ jí zǔ liǎng sài qū jiàn zhèng lǜ 茵 zhàn fàng yǔ chuán chéng

Shao Jiayi Encourages Young Players at the “Hundred Teams Cup”; Two Venues in the Popularization Division Bear Witness to the Bloom and Legacy of Soccer

呼应专辑名的主题歌《装睡的人》是自嘲也是自勉。

hū yīng zhuān jí míng de zhǔ tí gē zhuāng shuì de rén shì zì cháo yě shì zì miǎn .

The title track, “The One Pretending to Sleep,” echoes the album’s theme and serves as both a self-deprecating joke and a source of encouragement.

学术研究之路任重道远 吴诚文勉励创造更高价值

xué shù yán jiū zhī lù rèn chóng dào yuǎn wú chéng wén miǎn lì chuàng zào gēng gāo jià zhí

The Path of Academic Research Is Long and Arduous: Wu Chengwen Encourages Striving for Greater Value

台理工师资现断层隐忧 总统期勉争取诺贝尔奖殊荣

tái lǐ gōng shī zī xiàn duàn céng yǐn yōu zǒng tǒng qī miǎn zhēng qǔ nuò bèi ěr jiǎng shū róng

Concerns Over a Potential Shortage of Faculty at Taiwan University of Science and Technology; President Urges Efforts to Win a Nobel Prize

张善政参访钜祥企业观音厂 勉共同打造桃园全球AI供应链

zhāng shàn zhèng cān fǎng 钜 xiáng qǐ yè guàn yīn hǎn miǎn gòng tóng dǎ zào táo yuán quán qiú A I gōng yīng liàn

Zhang Shanzheng visited the Guanyin Factory of Juxiang Enterprise to jointly build Taoyuan's global AI supply chain

汤姆勉强签了文件。

Tāngmǔ miǎnqiǎng qiān le wénjiàn.

Tom reluctantly signed the papers.

她勉强能自己煮晚餐吃。

Tā miǎnqiǎng néng zìjǐ zhǔ wǎncān chī.

She was able to cook herself dinner, after a fashion.

火车马上就要开，我们勉强可以赶到。

Huǒchē mǎshàng jiùyào kāi, wǒmen miǎnqiǎng kěyǐ gǎndào.

The train is about to leave, we can barely catch it.

他勉强地通过了考试。

Tā miǎnqiángde tōngguò le kǎoshì.

He barely passed the examination.