致力
zhì lì
Pinyin

Definition

致力
 - 
zhì lì
  1. to work for
  2. to devote one's efforts to

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength

Idioms (20)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers

Sample Sentences

老师您费心了，您一直都在致力于让建筑设计做到真正的便民、亲民，您的教诲我不会忘记！
lǎoshī nín fèixīn le ，nín yīzhí dōu zài zhìlì yú ràng jiànzhù shèjì zuò dào zhēnzhèng de biànmín 、qīnmín ，nín de jiàohuì wǒ bùhuì wàngjì ！
You're good to trouble yourself over this issue. Professor Lin, you've always been a strong advocate for convenient, people-oriented architectural design. I will keep your advice in mind!
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我也这么觉得。如果他们有钱不是到处摆阔，而是多致力于公众事业，相信人们会改观很多。
wǒ yě zhème juéde 。rúguǒ tāmen yǒu qián bù shì dàochù bǎikuò ，érshì duō zhìlì yú gōngzhòngshìyè ，xiāngxìn rénmen huì gǎiguān hěn duō 。
I think so, too. If they didn't show off their money all over the place, and put more energy into public works, I'm sure people's opinions of them would change.
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