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着力 (zhuó lì): Make efforts / strive (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

着力 consists of 2 characters.

着 • zhuó • -ing • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

zhuó着

-ing

力 • lì • strength, power, force • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

lì力

strength, power, force

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Pinyinzhuó lì

Meaningmake efforts / strive

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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3.

How to Use 着力 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 着力 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith推进

zhuó着

lì力

tuī推

jìn进

formalWritten

vigorously promote

Adjective + Nounwith点

zhuó着

lì力

diǎn点

formal

focus point

Adverb + Verbwith重点

zhòng重

diǎn点

zhuó着

lì力

Verb + Objectwith解决

zhuó着

lì力

jiě解

jué决

4.

Example Sentences with 着力

tā他

zhuó着

lì力

xué学

xí习

hàn汉

yǔ语

formal

focus efforts on key points

formal

focus on solving

。

He is making an effort to learn Chinese.

zhèng政

fǔ府

zhèng正

zhuó着

lì力

jiě解

jué决

chéng城

shì市

jiāo交

tōng通

yōng拥

dǔ堵

zhè这

yì一

nán难

tí题

。

The government is striving to solve the difficult problem of urban traffic congestion.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

méi没

yǒu有

zhuó着

lì力

zhǔn准

bèi备

zhè这

cì次

zhòng重

yào要

de的

miàn面

shì试

ne呢

？

Why didn't you make an effort to prepare for this important interview?

lǎo老

shī师

zhuó着

lì力

bāng帮

zhù助

xué学

shēng生

lǐ理

jiě解

kè课

wén文

。

The teacher is focusing on helping students understand the text.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zhuó着

lì力

yǎn掩

shì饰

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zhēn真

shí实

xiǎng想

fǎ法

，

zhè这

hěn很

tǎn坦

chéng诚

。

He did not strive to conceal his true thoughts, which is very honest.

shè社

qū区

zhuó着

lì力

gǎi改

shàn善

huán环

jìng境

，

tóng同

shí时

gǔ鼓

lì励

jū居

mín民

cān参

yù与

lā垃

jī圾

fēn分

lèi类

。

The community strives to improve the environment while encouraging residents to participate in waste sorting.

gōng公

sī司

zhuó着

lì力

kāi开

fā发

xīn新

chǎn产

pǐn品

，

yǐ以

tí提

shēng升

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

lì力

。

The company is striving to develop new products to enhance its market competitiveness.

wǒ我

men们

zhōu周

mò末

jù聚

huì会

shí时

，

kě可

yǐ以

zhuó着

lì力

tǎo讨

lùn论

yí一

xià下

lǚ旅

xíng行

jì计

huà划

。

When we gather this weekend, we can focus our efforts on discussing the travel plans.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 着力.

Words with 着

着急zháo jíanxious
接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
有着yǒu zheto have
随着suí zhealong with
着凉zháo liángcatch cold; catch a chill
着火zháo huǒto burn
执着zhí zhuópersistence
沉着chén zhuócool-headed; composed

Words with 力

努力nǔ lìhardworking
力气lì qistrength
压力yā lìpressure
听力tīng lìhearing
能力

néng lì

skills; ability

巧克力qiǎo kè lìchocolate

人力rén lìmanpower

体力tǐ lìphysical strength