着力

著力
zhuólì
verb HSK 7 #42,222

Meanings

  1. 1 to put effort into
  2. 2 to focus on; to work hard at

Examples

Zhèngfǔ zhuólì jiějué huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí.
The government is focusing on solving environmental pollution problems.
Xuéxiào zhuólì tígāo jiàoxué zhìliàng.
The school is working hard to improve teaching quality.

Tips

register
Formal/written register. Common in government reports and news articles. In everyday speech, people would say 努力 (nǔlì) or 用力 (yònglì) instead.

Stroke Order

zhe