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The Chinese word "付诸" (fùzhū) is a classical compound verb formed by combining the character "付" (fù), meaning "to hand over" or "to entrust," with the character "诸" (zhū), which is a classical contraction of "之于" (zhī yú), meaning "it to" or "something to." Thus, the literal construction is "to hand over (付) something (之) to (于)," but it functions as a single, fixed literary expression meaning "to put (something) into" or "to apply (something) to." It is almost exclusively used in set phrases followed by an abstract noun, most commonly as "付诸实践" (put into practice) or "付诸行动" (put into action), where it conveys the deliberate transition of a plan, thought, or intention into concrete reality.

Word Definition - 付诸

fù zhū to apply to; to put into (practice etc); to put to (a test, a vote etc)

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