# 力求 (lìqiú): to strive for | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/liqiu-7955
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7955
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:51:36.359Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 力求 (lìqiú), HSK 7-9: to strive for; to make every effort to. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 力求

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lìqiú

to strive for; to make every effort to

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

lìqiú

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## Example sentence

他力求在比赛中发挥出最佳水平。

Tā lìqiú zài bǐsài zhōng fāhuī chū zuìjiā shuǐpíng.

He strives to perform at his best level in the competition.

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## Related vocabulary

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