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致力

zhì lì

2-character word

What 致力 means

1. to devote oneself to; to work toward (often followed by {于|yú})

The characters in 致力

• 致zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 他晚年致力于写自传。
  Tā wǎnnián zhìlì yú xiě zìzhuàn.
  He devoted the last years of his life to writing his autobiography.
• 卡洛斯是一位致力于提供优质客服业务的员工。
  Carlos is an employee who is committed to providing excellent customer service.
• 从他大学毕业后，他就一直致力于原子能的研究。
  He has been devoted to the study of atomic energy ever since he graduated from the university.
• 因为世界上的人不是讲同一种语言, 所以现在很多人努力致力于翻译。
  Because people in the world don't speak the same language, much effort is now devoted to translation.
• 许多着作都致力于研究开发小孩学习欲望的方式，但其中很少会有作品分析学校教育的强制性角色。
  The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.

Sounds the same

Read zhì lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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