着力 zhuólì to put effort into something
to put effort into something; to try really hard
How to remember 着力: 着 ongoing action (verb suffix) + 力 power = to put effort into something.
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- To put concentrated effort into something - 政府着力解决就业问题 (zhèngfǔ zhuólì jiějué jiùyè wèntí) the government is focusing its efforts on solving the employment problem.
- Read zhuó, not zháo. Formal, common in policy/business writing to signal deliberate emphasis. Often 着力 + verb.