父親總是說"你盡力而為。"

Father always says, "Do your best."

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 父親 fùqīn
  1. father
  2. also pr. fùqin

classifier: 個
2 總是 zǒngshì always
=3 說 shuì to persuade
=3 說 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=3 說 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=3 說 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
=4 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=4 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=5 盡力而為 jìnlìérwéi
  1. to try one's utmost
  2. to strive
=5 盡力而為 jìnlì'érwéi to spare no effort in doing something