power, capability, influence

HSK 3 #106

DEFINITIONS

力 lì
  • surname Li
  • power
  • force
  • strength
  • ability
  • strenuously

STROKES

WORDS

劳动 láo dòng lì labor force; manpower
观察 guān chá lì power of observation; perception
非暴 fēi bào lì nonviolent
毫不费 háo bù fèi lì effortless; not expending the slightest effort
自制 zì zhì lì self-control
表现 biǎo xiàn lì expressive power
学 dòng lì xué dynamics (math.); kinetics
势均敌 shì jūn lì dí evenly matched (idiom)
神 dà lì shén Heracles (Greek mythology); Hercules (Roman mythology)
自食其 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
不从心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power
xīn lì mental and physical efforts
cái lì financial resources; financial ability
wù lì physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
合作 tōng lì hé zuò to join forces; to give full cooperation
凝聚 níng jù lì cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive
抵抗 dǐ kàng lì resistance; immunity
挽狂澜 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
dú lì all by oneself; without exterior help
免疫 miǎn yì lì immunity
chū lì to exert oneself
xī lì attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics); attractive force
衰竭 xīn lì shuāi jié heart failure
战斗 zhàn dòu lì fighting strength