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Definitions

  1. 1. power
  2. 2. force
  3. 3. strength
  4. 4. ability
  5. 5. strenuously

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 力

主力
zhǔ lì

main force

人力
rén lì

manpower

全力
quán lì

with all one's strength

全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù

to do at all costs

力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn

less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish

力图
lì tú

to try hard to

力度
lì dù

strength

力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability

力气
lì qi

strength

力求
lì qiú

to make every effort to

力争
lì zhēng

to work hard for

力量
lì liang

power

功力
gōng lì

merit

努力
nǔ lì

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

动力
dòng lì

motive power

劳动力
láo dòng lì

labor force

势力
shì li

power

吃力
chī lì

to entail strenuous effort

压力
yā lì

pressure

大力
dà lì

energetically

奋力
fèn lì

to do everything one can

威力
wēi lì

might

实力
shí lì

strength

巧克力
qiǎo kè lì

chocolate (loanword)

得力
dé lì
感染力
gǎn rǎn lì

infectiousness (of a disease)

接力
jiē lì

relay

效力
xiào lì

effectiveness

智力
zhì lì

intelligence

暴力
bào lì

violence

有力
yǒu lì

powerful

极力
jí lì

to make a supreme effort

权力
quán lì

power

武力
wǔ lì

military force

毅力
yì lì

perseverance

活力
huó lì

energy

浮力
fú lì

buoyancy

潜力
qián lì

potential

无力
wú lì

powerless

无能为力
wú néng wéi lì

impotent (idiom)

用力
yòng lì

to exert oneself physically

尽力
jìn lì

to strive one's hardest

竭力
jié lì

to do one's utmost

竭尽全力
jié jìn quán lì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

精力
jīng lì

energy

精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent

听力
tīng lì

hearing

能力
néng lì

capability

自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)

苦力
kǔ lì

bitter work

着力
zhuó lì

to put effort into sth

视力
shì lì

vision

亲和力
qīn hé lì

(personal) warmth

财力
cái lì

financial resources

软实力
ruǎn shí lì

soft power (in international relations)

阻力
zǔ lì

resistance

电力
diàn lì

electrical power

风力
fēng lì

wind force

马力
mǎ lì

horsepower

体力
tǐ lì

physical strength

魄力
pò lì

courage

魅力
mèi lì

charm

齐心协力
qí xīn xié lì

to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts

不力
bù lì

not to do one's best

不可抗力
bù kě kàng lì

unpredictable eventuality

不给力
bù gěi lì

lame (unimpressive)

不自量力
bù zì liàng lì

to overestimate one's capabilities

不费吹灰之力
bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as blowing off dust

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì

to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

主力舰
zhǔ lì jiàn

battleship

主力军
zhǔ lì jūn

main force (military)

乏力
fá lì

lacking in strength; weak; feeble

九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

tremendous strength (idiom)

乞力马扎罗山
qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

亚克力
yà kè lì

acrylic (loanword)

交叉火力
jiāo chā huǒ lì

crossfire

人力接龙
rén lì jiē lóng

bucket brigade

人力资源
rén lì zī yuán

human resources

人力车
rén lì chē

rickshaw

人力车夫
rén lì chē fū

rickshaw puller

人格魅力
rén gé mèi lì

personal charm

作用力
zuò yòng lì

effort

作证能力
zuò zhèng néng lì

competence

保力龙
bǎo lì lóng

polystyrene

伟力
wěi lì

mighty force

倾力
qīng lì

to do one's utmost

元语言能力
yuán yǔ yán néng lì

metalinguistic ability

免疫力
miǎn yì lì

immunity

内营力
nèi yíng lì

internal force

全副精力
quán fù jīng lì

to concentrate entirely on sth

公信力
gōng xìn lì

public trust

共同努力
gòng tóng nǔ lì

to work together

兵力
bīng lì

military strength

冷暴力
lěng bào lì

non-physical abuse

凝聚力
níng jù lì

cohesion

凡得瓦力
fán dé wǎ lì

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

出力
chū lì

to exert oneself

分力
fēn lì

component force (physics)

切向力
qiē xiàng lì

tangential force

判断力
pàn duàn lì

ability to judge

刻苦努力
kè kǔ nǔ lì

assiduous

剪切力
jiǎn qiē lì

shear

剪力
jiǎn lì

shear

剪应力
jiǎn yìng lì

shear stress

创作力
chuàng zuò lì

originality

创伤后压力
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì

post-traumatic stress

创伤后压力紊乱
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì wěn luàn

post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

创伤后心理压力紧张综合症
chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

创造力
chuàng zào lì

ingenuity

力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn

not to be up to the task (idiom)

力主
lì zhǔ

advocate strongly

力作
lì zuò

to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)

力促
lì cù

to urge

力保
lì bǎo

to seek to protect

力保健
lì bǎo jiàn

Lipovitan (energy drink)

力偶
lì ǒu

moment of forces (mechanics)

力传递
lì chuán dì

mechanical transmission

力克
lì kè

to prevail with difficulty

力场
lì chǎng

force field (physics)

力士
lì shì

strong man

力大无比
lì dà wú bǐ

having matchless strength

力大无穷
lì dà wú qióng

extraordinary strength

力娇酒
lì jiāo jiǔ

liquor (loanword)

力学
lì xué

mechanics

力学传递
lì xué chuán dì

mechanical transmission

力学波
lì xué bō

mechanical wave

力宝
lì bǎo

Lippo (Group) (Indonesian conglomerate)

力帆
lì fān

Lifan Group (auto manufacturer in Chongqing)

力征
lì zhēng

by force

力心
lì xīn

fulcrum

力戒
lì jiè

to try everything to avoid; to guard against

力战
lì zhàn

to fight with all one's might

力所不及
lì suǒ bù jí

beyond one's power (to do sth)

力拓
lì tuò

Rio Tinto (UK-Australian mining corporation)

力拚
lì pàn

to work at (sth)

力挫
lì cuò

to win as a result of tenacious effort

力挺
lì tǐng

to support

力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán

to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì

to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)

力攻
lì gōng

to assault

力有未逮
lì yǒu wèi dài

beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)

力比多
lì bǐ duō

libido (loanword)

力波
lì bō

Reeb, a beer brand

力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu

to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result

力畜
lì chù

draft animal

力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi

(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted

力矩
lì jǔ

torque

力臂
lì bì

lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)

力荐
lì jiàn

to strongly recommend

力行
lì xíng

to practice diligently

力道
lì dào

strength

力量均衡
lì liàng jūn héng

balance of power

力钱
lì qián

payment to a porter

力阻
lì zǔ

to block

加大力度
jiā dà lì dù

to try harder

加大努力
jiā dà nǔ lì

to try harder

加足马力
jiā zú mǎ lì

to go at full throttle

助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì

to lend a helping hand (idiom)

助力
zhù lì

to help; to aid

努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù

to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)

劲力
jìn lì

force

勇力
yǒng lì

courage and strength

勉力
miǎn lì

to strive

勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi

to try one's best to do sth (idiom)

动力反应堆
dòng lì fǎn yìng duī

power reactor

动力学
dòng lì xué

dynamics (math.)

动力系统
dòng lì xì tǒng

propulsion system

胜任能力
shèng rèn néng lì

competency

劳力
láo lì

labor

劳力士
láo lì shì

Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)

劳动能力
láo dòng néng lì

ability to work

劳心劳力
láo xīn láo lì

to tax one's mind and body

势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí

evenly matched (idiom)

勤力
qín lì

hardworking

匹马力
pǐ mǎ lì

horsepower

半劳动力
bàn láo dòng lì

one able to do light manual labor only

协力
xié lì

to unite in common effort

协力车
xié lì chē

vehicle powered by two or more pedallers (typically, a tandem bicycle)

原创力
yuán chuàng lì

creativity

原动力
yuán dòng lì

motive force

反动势力
fǎn dòng shì li

reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

反冲力
fǎn chōng lì

backlash

吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo

arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

吃奶之力
chī nǎi zhī lì

all one's strength

吃奶的力气
chī nǎi de lì qi

all one's strength

吃奶的气力
chī nǎi de qì lì

utmost effort

合力
hé lì

to cooperate

吉卜力工作室
jí bǔ lì gōng zuò shì

Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio

同侪压力
tóng chái yā lì

peer pressure

同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì

to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts

向心力
xiàng xīn lì

centripetal force

吸力
xī lì

(physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc)

吸引力
xī yǐn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation)

吹灰之力
chuī huī zhī lì

a slight effort

和胃力气
hé wèi lì qì

to harmonize the stomach and rectify qi 氣|气[qì] (Chinese medicine)

喜力
xǐ lì

Heineken (Dutch brewing company)

回力球
huí lì qiú

jai alai

回天无力
huí tiān wú lì

unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)

国力
guó lì

a nation's power

国家电力监管委员会
guó jiā diàn lì jiān guǎn wěi yuán huì

State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)