力图 (lì tú) — to strive to, to try hard to (do something)

Definition

verb

to strive toto try hard to (do something)

力图。
Zhèng fǔ lì tú jiǎn shǎo wū rǎn.
The government strives to reduce pollution.
力图。
Tā lì tú tí gāo zì jǐ de chéng jì.
He tries hard to improve his grades.
力图。
Gōng sī lì tú jiàng dī chéng běn.
The company strives to reduce costs.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

力 refers to effort and 图 to seeking a goal, giving the sense of striving hard.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

囗啚圖

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

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