力争

zhè ge tuán duì lì zhēng duǎn shí jiān nèi wán chéng rèn wù

这个团队力争短时间内完成任务。

The team strived to complete the task in a short time.

tā jīn nián zài lì zhēng jiǎng xué jīn

她今年在力争奖学金。

She's striving for a scholarship this year.

wǒ men yào lì zhēng nóng yè shēng chǎn zhú nián yǒu suǒ zēng zhǎng

我们要力争农业生产逐年有所增长。

We must strive for growth in agricultural production year on year.

píng lǐ lì zhēng

凭理力争

argue strongly on just grounds

wǒ méi zhèng jù yě yào lì zhēng

我没证据也要力争。

I'll argue strongly even if I have no evidence.