HSK 6 · Work

致力 zhìlì “to devote oneself to” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 致力 means

  1. to devote oneself to
  2. to commit to
  3. to work toward (often followed by 于)

How to say 致力

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale致zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling

致力 in a sentence

  1. 他晚年致力于写自传。

    Tā wǎnnián zhìlì yú xiě zìzhuàn.

    In his later years he devoted himself to writing his autobiography.

    Sentence #735103 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 从他大学毕业后，他就一直致力于原子能的研究。

    Cóng tā dàxué bìyè hòu, tā jiù yìzhí zhìlì yú yuánzǐnéng de yánjiū.

    Ever since he graduated from university, he has devoted himself to research on atomic energy.

    Sentence #490067 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 致力 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 致 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
致zhìfine; delicate; exquisite
  • 至arrive · zhìSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 至 (zhì) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhì.

The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

How to write 致力

致 10 strokes · 力 2 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

致力 (zhìlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 致力 (zhìlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 致力

Words with 致

导致dǎozhì · to lead to一致yízhì · consistent致辞zhìcí · to give a speech (formal)别致biézhì · unique精致jīngzhì · exquisite细致xìzhì · careful大致dàzhì · roughly以致yǐzhì · with the result that致使zhìshǐ · to cause兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbó · full of enthusiasm

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm

More words: Work & Career

渔民yúmín · fisherman招收zhāoshōu · to recruit整顿zhěngdùn · to rectify值班zhíbān · to be on duty职能zhínéng · function职位zhíwèi · position职务zhíwù · post执行zhíxíng · to carry out

FAQs

致力 (zhìlì) means “to devote oneself to” or “to commit to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhìlì: zhì with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 致力 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhili with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 致力 from the suggestions. Typing zhili into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
致力 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.