power, capability, influence

HSK 3 #106

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

有气无 yǒu qì wú lì weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
万有引 wàn yǒu yǐn lì gravity
zhuó lì to put effort into sth; to try really hard
不可抗 bù kě kàng lì unpredictable eventuality; unpreventable; unavoidable; impossible to overcome; nothing can be done about it; act of God; force majeure
公信 gōng xìn lì public trust; credibility
作 lì zuò to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc); a masterpiece
zhù lì a helping hand; help; assistance
向心 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force; (fig.) cohering force; cohesion; team spirit
guó lì a nation's power
心有余而不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
承受 chéng shòu lì tolerance; capability of adapting oneself
棒 jiē lì bàng relay baton; (fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)
牵引 qiān yǐn lì motive force; traction
尽心竭 jìn xīn jié lì to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
圣马诺 shèng mǎ lì nuò San Marino
tōng lì to cooperate; concerted effort
xǐ lì Heineken (Dutch brewing company); see also 海尼根[Hai3 ni2 gen1]
回天无 huí tiān wú lì unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom); to fail to save the situation
计 yā lì jì pressure gauge; manometer; piezometer
场 yǐn lì chǎng gravitational field
niǔ lì torque; turning force; torsion
摩擦 mó cā lì friction
核动 hé dòng lì nuclear power
bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition
自不量 zì bù liàng lì to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)