着力

著力
zhuólì
verb HSK 7-9 #42,222

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Xuéxiào zhuólì tígāo jiàoxué zhìliàng.
The school is working hard to improve teaching quality.
HSK 5
Zhèngfǔ zhuólì jiějué huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí.
The government is focusing on solving environmental pollution problems.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

zhe