力

lì

HSK 3.0 Level 3

Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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父親總是說"你盡 力 而為。"

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Words Containing 力

• 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí: as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
• 人格魅力 rén gé mèi lì: personal charm
• 外力 wài lì: external force
• 连续介质力学 lián xù jiè zhì lì xué: mechanics of a continuous medium
• 勤力 qín lì: hardworking
• 强作用力 qiáng zuò yòng lì: the strong force (in nuclear physics)
• 王力雄 wáng lì xióng: Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[huáng huò]
• 推动力 tuī dòng lì: driving force
• 麻力 má li: swift
• 张力 zhāng lì: tension
• 自食其力 zì shí qí lì: lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
• 无力感 wú lì gǎn: feeling of powerlessness
• 力宝 lì bǎo: Lippo (Group) (Indonesian conglomerate)
• 液力 yè lì: hydraulic power
• 法向力 fǎ xiàng lì: normal force (physics)
• 实力主义 shí lì zhǔ yì: meritocracy
• 胆力 dǎn lì: courage
• 给力 gěi lì: cool
• 发动力 fā dòng lì: motive power
• 派力奥 pài lì ào: Fiat Palio
• 无力 wú lì: powerless
• 凝聚力 níng jù lì: cohesion
• 领导能力 lǐng dǎo néng lì: leadership (ability)
• 力挫 lì cuò: to win as a result of tenacious effort
• 号召力 hào zhào lì: to have the power to rally supporters
• 正向力 zhèng xiàng lì: normal force (physics)
• 牛顿力学 niú dùn lì xué: Newtonian mechanics
• 后坐力 hòu zuò lì: recoil (of a gun)
• 运力 yùn lì: transport capacity
• 新力 xīn lì: Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼[suǒ ní] in all markets)
• 独力 dú lì: all by oneself
• 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì: infectiousness (of a disease)
• 力征 lì zhēng: by force
• 全力 quán lì: with all one's strength
• 电磁力 diàn cí lì: electromagnetic force (physics)
• 大力水手 dà lì shuǐ shǒu: Popeye (the Sailor)
• 纤毛动力蛋白 xiān máo dòng lì dàn bái: ciliary dynein protein
• 公信力 gōng xìn lì: public trust
• 蛮力 mán lì: brute force
• 耳力 ěr lì: hearing ability
• 力度 lì dù: strength
• 冲击力 chōng jī lì: force of impact or thrust
• 巴勒斯坦民族权力机构 bā lè sī tǎn mín zú quán lì jī gòu: Palestinian National Authority
• 风力 fēng lì: wind force
• 记忆力 jì yì lì: faculty of memory; ability to remember
• 笔力 bǐ lì: vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing
• 压力锅 yā lì guō: pressure cooker
• 马力 mǎ lì: horsepower
• 力荐 lì jiàn: to strongly recommend
• 核动力航空母舰 hé dòng lì háng kōng mǔ jiàn: nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
• 想象力 xiǎng xiàng lì: imagination
• 帝力 dì lì: Dili, capital of East Timor
• 知觉力 zhī jué lì: ability to perceive
• 行有余力 xíng yǒu yú lì: after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
• 压力强度 yā lì qiáng dù: pressure (as measured)
• 推斥力 tuī chì lì: (physics) repulsive force
• 财力 cái lì: financial resources
• 主力 zhǔ lì: main force
• 剪切力 jiǎn qiē lì: shear
• 水力压裂 shuǐ lì yā liè: hydraulic fracturing
• 力气 lì qi: strength
• 力求 lì qiú: to make every effort to
• 感知力 gǎn zhī lì: perceptivity
• 预应力 yù yìng lì: prestressed
• 语言能力 yǔ yán néng lì: verbal ability
• 华语文能力测验 huá yǔ wén néng lì cè yàn: TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language)
• 火力发电 huǒ lì fā diàn: thermal power generation
• 勉力而为 miǎn lì ér wéi: to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
• 齐心合力 qí xīn hé lì: to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort
• 战略核力量 zhàn lüe4 hé lì liang: strategic nuclear force
• 力臂 lì bì: lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)
• 说服力 shuō fú lì: persuasiveness
• 贝努力 bèi nǔ lì: Bernoulli (Swiss mathematical family, including Johann (1667-1748) and Daniel (1700-1782))
• 范德华力 fàn dé huá lì: (molecular physics) van der Waals force
• 势力 shì li: power
• 重力场 zhòng lì chǎng: gravitational field
• 乏力 fá lì: lacking in strength; weak; feeble
• 强力 qiáng lì: powerful
• 生物力学 shēng wù lì xué: biomechanics
• 尽力 jìn lì: to strive one's hardest
• 智力测验 zhì lì cè yàn: intelligence test
• 物力 wù lì: physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
• 有能力 yǒu néng lì: able
• 压克力 yā kè lì: acrylic (loanword)
• 浮力调整背心 fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn: BCD
• 约束力 yuē shù lì: (of a contract) binding (law)
• 巧克力脆片 qiǎo kè lì cuì piàn: chocolate chip
• 苍白无力 cāng bái wú lì: pale and feeble
• 挽力 wǎn lì: pulling power (of draft animals)
• 主力舰 zhǔ lì jiàn: battleship
• 空中接力 kōng zhōng jiē lì: alley-oop (basketball)
• 大学学科能力测验 dà xué xué kē néng lì cè yàn: General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)
• 吃奶的气力 chī nǎi de qì lì: utmost effort
• 动力学 dòng lì xué: dynamics (math.)
• 承载力 chéng zài lì: carrying capacity
• 静力学 jìng lì xué: statics
• 耐受力 nài shòu lì: tolerance
• 反动势力 fǎn dòng shì li: reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
• 风力水车 fēng lì shuǐ chē: wind-powered waterwheel
• 理解力 lǐ jiě lì: ability to grasp ideas
• 大力钳 dà lì qián: locking pliers; mole grips
• 吃奶之力 chī nǎi zhī lì: all one's strength
• 力拓 lì tuò: Rio Tinto (UK-Australian mining corporation)
• 磁力锁 cí lì suǒ: magnetic lock
• 视力 shì lì: vision
• 省力 shěng lì: to save labor
• 生命力 shēng mìng lì: vitality
• 心力交瘁 xīn lì jiāo cuì: to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
• 汤力水 tāng lì shuǐ: tonic water
• 领导力 lǐng dǎo lì: leadership (capacity to lead)
• 引力场 yǐn lì chǎng: gravitational field
• 出力 chū lì: to exert oneself
• 剪应力 jiǎn yìng lì: shear stress
• 智力玩具 zhì lì wán jù: educational toy
• 量子色动力学 liàng zǐ sè dòng lì xué: quantum chromodynamics (particle physics)
• 流变能力 liú biàn néng lì: rheology
• 智力低下 zhì lì dī xià: mental retardation
• 力娇酒 lì jiāo jiǔ: liquor (loanword)
• 心有余而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú: the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
• 菲力 fēi lì: fillet (loanword)
• 活力四射 huó lì sì shè: dynamic
• 有耐久力 yǒu nài jiǔ lì: durable
• 气力 qì lì: strength
• 力学传递 lì xué chuán dì: mechanical transmission
• 牵引力 qiān yǐn lì: motive force
• 权力的游戏 quán lì de yóu xì: Game of Thrones (TV series)
• 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì: to overestimate one's capabilities
• 暴力 bào lì: violence
• 黏着力 nián zhuó lì: adhesion
• 注意力 zhù yì lì: attention
• 大力神杯 dà lì shén bēi: FIFA World Cup trophy
• 地心引力 dì xīn yǐn lì: earth's gravity
• 刻苦努力 kè kǔ nǔ lì: assiduous
• 力排众议 lì pái zhòng yì: to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
• 效力 xiào lì: effectiveness
• 菲力克斯 fēi lì kè sī: Felix (name)
• 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
• 量子电动力学 liàng zǐ diàn dòng lì xué: quantum electrodynamics QED
• 空气动力 kōng qì dòng lì: aerodynamic force
• 意志力 yì zhì lì: willpower
• 乞力马扎罗山 qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān: Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
• 寇比力克 kòu bǐ lì kè: see 庫布里克|库布里克[kù bù lǐ kè]
• 魔力 mó lì: magic
• 坐力 zuò lì: see 後坐力|后坐力[hòu zuò lì]
• 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié: spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
• 抓力 zhuā lì: grip
• 力攻 lì gōng: to assault
• 势均力敌 shì jūn lì dí: evenly matched (idiom)
• 自不量力 zì bù liàng lì: to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
• 听力 tīng lì: hearing
• 军力 jūn lì: military power
• 脑力 nǎo lì: mental capacity
• 流体力学 liú tǐ lì xué: fluid mechanics
• 黏性力 nián xìng lì: viscous force (physics)
• 吸引力 xī yǐn lì: attractive force (such as gravitation)
• 潜力 qián lì: potential
• 表面张力 biǎo miàn zhāng lì: surface tension
• 力挺 lì tǐng: to support
• 心力衰竭 xīn lì shuāi jié: heart failure
• 目力 mù lì: eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
• 法律约束力 fǎ lǜ yuē shù lì: legal force (i.e. binding in law)
• 王力 wáng lì: Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics
• 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì: fertility
• 勉力 miǎn lì: to strive
• 万有引力 wàn yǒu yǐn lì: gravity
• 硬实力 yìng shí lì: hard power (i.e. military and economic power)
• 大气压力 dà qì yā lì: atmospheric pressure
• 创造力 chuàng zào lì: ingenuity
• 生产能力 shēng chǎn néng lì: manufacturing ability
• 离心力 lí xīn lì: centrifugal force
• 判断力 pàn duàn lì: ability to judge
• 力战 lì zhàn: to fight with all one's might
• 重症肌无力 zhòng zhèng jī wú lì: myasthenia gravis (medicine)
• 扭力 niǔ lì: torque
• 殚力 dān lì: to strive
• 致力于 zhì lì yú: Committed to
• 推力 tuī lì: driving force; impetus; thrust (of a boat or airplane engine); repelling force
• 重力 zhòng lì: gravity
• 力争 lì zhēng: to work hard for
• 眼力 yǎn lì: eyesight
• 生产力 shēng chǎn lì: production capability
• 力学波 lì xué bō: mechanical wave
• 人力车 rén lì chē: rickshaw
• 角力 jué lì: wrestling
• 伟力 wěi lì: mighty force
• 费力不讨好 fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo: arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
• 有气无力 yǒu qì wú lì: weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
• 凡得瓦力 fán dé wǎ lì: (molecular physics) van der Waals force
• 驱动力 qū dòng lì: driving force
• 大力神 dà lì shén: Heracles (Greek mythology)
• 压力 yā lì: pressure
• 膂力 lǚ lì: strength
• 动力 dòng lì: motive power
• 变现能力 biàn xiàn néng lì: liquidity; marketability
• 主力军 zhǔ lì jūn: main force (military)
• 回天无力 huí tiān wú lì: unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
• 倾力 qīng lì: to do one's utmost
• 威慑力量 wēi shè lì liang: deterrent force
• 电力 diàn lì: electrical power
• 力阻 lì zǔ: to block
• 注意力缺陷多动症 zhù yì lì quē xiàn duō dòng zhèng: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• 人力车夫 rén lì chē fū: rickshaw puller
• 力尽神危 lì jìn shén wēi: (idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
• 孔武有力 kǒng wǔ yǒu lì: courageous and strong (idiom)
• 国力 guó lì: a nation's power
• 用力 yòng lì: to exert oneself physically
• 巴力 bā lì: Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities
• 法力 fǎ lì: magic power
• 执政能力 zhí zhèng néng lì: governing capacity
• 处理能力 chǔ lǐ néng lì: processing capability
• 应力场 yìng lì chǎng: stress field
• 力学 lì xué: mechanics
• 苦力 kǔ lì: bitter work
• 磁力线 cí lì xiàn: line of magnetic flux
• 力士 lì shì: strong man
• 注意力缺失症 zhù yì lì quē shī zhèng: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• 创伤后压力 chuāng shāng hòu yā lì: post-traumatic stress
• 元语言能力 yuán yǔ yán néng lì: metalinguistic ability
• 加大努力 jiā dà nǔ lì: to try harder
• 开足马力 kāi zú mǎ lì: to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
• 水力发电 shuǐ lì fā diàn: hydroelectricity
• 裘力斯·恺撒 qiú lì sī · kǎi sā: Julius Caesar, 1599 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[shā shì bǐ yà]
• 劲力 jìn lì: force
• 引力 yǐn lì: gravitation (force)
• 士力架 shì lì jià: Snickers (candy bar)
• 接力赛跑 jiē lì sài pǎo: relay race
• 表现力 biǎo xiàn lì: expressive power
• 团结就是力量 tuán jié jiù shì lì liang: unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
• 量力而行 liàng lì ér xíng: to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
• 注意力缺陷过动症 zhù yì lì quē xiàn guò dòng zhèng: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• 超能力 chāo néng lì: superpower; superhuman power
• 有潜力 yǒu qián lì: promising
• 核威慑力量 hé wēi shè lì liang: nuclear deterrent
• 旋转力 xuán zhuǎn lì: turning force
• 力偶 lì ǒu: moment of forces (mechanics)
• 竞争力 jìng zhēng lì: competitive strength
• 热力学温度 rè lì xué wēn dù: thermodynamic temperature (temperature above absolute zero)
• 劳力士 láo lì shì: Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
• 水力鼓风 shuǐ lì gǔ fēng: hydraulic bellows
• 暴力法 bào lì fǎ: violent method
• 精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn: spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
• 尽力而为 jìn lì ér wéi: to try one's utmost
• 不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì: as easy as blowing off dust
• 肥力 féi lì: fertility (of soil)
• 竭尽全力 jié jìn quán lì: to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
• 拉力 lā lì: pulling force
• 魅力 mèi lì: charm
• 尽心尽力 jìn xīn jìn lì: making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out
• 风力发电厂 fēng lì fā diàn chǎng: wind farm
• 腓力 féi lì: Philip
• 黏附力 nián fù lì: adhesive force
• 软实力 ruǎn shí lì: soft power (in international relations)
• 力作 lì zuò: to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)
• 重力异常 zhòng lì yì cháng: gravitational anomaly (geology)
• 抓地力 zhuā dì lì: traction
• 共同努力 gòng tóng nǔ lì: to work together
• 多力多滋 duō lì duō zī: Doritos (brand of tortilla chips)
• 支配力 zhī pèi lì: power or force to dominate
• 协力车 xié lì chē: vehicle powered by two or more pedallers (typically, a tandem bicycle)
• 功力 gōng lì: merit
• 量力而为 liàng lì ér wéi: to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly
• 吸力 xī lì: (physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc)
• 力道 lì dào: strength
• 力畜 lì chù: draft animal
• 活力 huó lì: energy
• 有力 yǒu lì: powerful
• 冷暴力 lěng bào lì: non-physical abuse
• 免疫力 miǎn yì lì: immunity
• 趋力 qū lì: driving force
• 通力 tōng lì: to cooperate
• 拖动力 tuō dòng lì: motive force
• 年富力强 nián fù lì qiáng: young and vigorous (idiom)
• 着力 zhuó lì: to put effort into sth
• 暴力犯罪 bào lì fàn zuì: violent crime
• 火力发电厂 huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng: fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
• 创伤后压力紊乱 chuāng shāng hòu yā lì wěn luàn: post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD
• 应变力 yìng biàn lì: adaptability
• 药代动力学 yào dài dòng lì xué: pharmacokinetics
• 吉卜力工作室 jí bǔ lì gōng zuò shì: Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio
• 铁力市 tiě lì shì: Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
• 承受力 chéng shòu lì: tolerance
• 菲力牛排 fēi lì niú pái: fillet steak
• 筋疲力尽 jīn pí lì jìn: body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired
• 回力球 huí lì qiú: jai alai
• 爆炸力 bào zhà lì: explosive force
• 力主 lì zhǔ: advocate strongly
• 力拚 lì pàn: to work at (sth)
• 神力 shén lì: occult force
• 劳动力 láo dòng lì: labor force
• 血清张力素 xuè qīng zhāng lì sù: serotonin
• 接力棒 jiē lì bàng: relay baton
• 动力反应堆 dòng lì fǎn yìng duī: power reactor
• 念力 niàn lì: psychokinesis; telekinesis
• 权力 quán lì: power
• 戮力同心 lù lì tóng xīn: concerted efforts in a common cause (idiom); united and working together
• 九牛二虎之力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì: tremendous strength (idiom)
• 自制力 zì zhì lì: self-control
• 努力以赴 nǔ lì yǐ fù: to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
• 力有未逮 lì yǒu wèi dài: beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
• 力促 lì cù: to urge
• 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn: less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
• 齐心协力 qí xīn xié lì: to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
• 保力龙 bǎo lì lóng: polystyrene
• 匹马力 pǐ mǎ lì: horsepower
• 生殖力 shēng zhí lì: fertility
• 弹力 tán lì: elasticity
• 猛力 měng lì: with all one's might
• 力克 lì kè: to prevail with difficulty
• 卖苦力 mài kǔ lì: to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
• 力心 lì xīn: fulcrum
• 全副精力 quán fù jīng lì: to concentrate entirely on sth
• 压力容器 yā lì róng qì: pressure vessel
• 精力 jīng lì: energy
• 勇力 yǒng lì: courage and strength
• 实力 shí lì: strength
• 竭力 jié lì: to do one's utmost
• 力比多 lì bǐ duō: libido (loanword)
• 鼎力相助 dǐng lì xiāng zhù: We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
• 热力学温标 rè lì xué wēn biāo: thermodynamic temperature scale (in degrees Kelvin, measured above absolute zero)
• 静力平衡 jìng lì píng héng: static equilibrium
• 家庭暴力 jiā tíng bào lì: domestic violence
• 影响力 yǐng xiǎng lì: influence
• 大力 dà lì: energetically
• 量子力学 liàng zǐ lì xué: quantum mechanics
• 浮力调整装置 fú lì tiáo zhěng zhuāng zhì: BCD
• 力图 lì tú: to try hard to
• 骨力 gǔ lì: (Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes
• 想像力 xiǎng xiàng lì: conception
• 切向力 qiē xiàng lì: tangential force
• 压力计 yā lì jì: pressure gauge
• 感召力 gǎn zhào lì: appeal
• 有创造力 yǒu chuàng zào lì: ingenious
• 力钱 lì qián: payment to a porter
• 算力 suàn lì: hash rate (digital currency mining)
• 强有力 qiáng yǒu lì: strong
• 加大力度 jiā dà lì dù: to try harder
• 不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì: unpredictable eventuality
• 不力 bù lì: not to do one's best
• 酒力 jiǔ lì: capacity for alcohol
• 赛力斯 sài lì sī: Seres, Chinese electric vehicle brand
• 鼎力 dǐng lì: (honorific) your kind efforts
• 作用力 zuò yòng lì: effort
• 圣马力诺 shèng mǎ lì nuò: San Marino
• 军事实力 jūn shì shí lì: military strength
• 强力胶 qiáng lì jiāo: superglue
• 暴力分拣 bào lì fēn jiǎn: rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
• 戳力 chuō lì: to work toward
• 声嘶力竭 shēng sī lì jié: to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
• 脑力劳动 nǎo lì láo dòng: mental labor
• 空气阻力 kōng qì zǔ lì: atmospheric drag
• 潜力股男人 qián lì gǔ nán rén: man with good prospects
• 力矩 lì jǔ: torque
• 握力 wò lì: (strength of one's) grip
• 领悟力 lǐng wù lì: comprehension
• 非暴力 fēi bào lì: nonviolent
• 摩擦力 mó cā lì: friction
• 铁力 tiě lì: Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
• 精力充沛 jīng lì chōng pèi: vigorous
• 剪力 jiǎn lì: shear
• 读写能力 dú xiě néng lì: literacy
• 心余力绌 xīn yú lì chù: see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú]
• 力所不及 lì suǒ bù jí: beyond one's power (to do sth)
• 魅力四射 mèi lì sì shè: glamorous
• 手无缚鸡之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì: lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom)
• 作证能力 zuò zhèng néng lì: competence
• 莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗 mò lì dá wǎ dá wò ěr zú zì zhì qí: Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
• 拉力赛 lā lì sài: rally (car race) (loanword)
• 耗力 hào lì: to require much effort
• 科学技术是第一生产力 kē xué jì shù shì dì yī shēng chǎn lì: science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[sì ge xiàn dài huà])
• 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì: to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
• 抵抗力 dǐ kàng lì: resistance
• 有毅力 yǒu yì lì: persevering
• 发力 fā lì: to exert oneself; to apply force
• 空气动力学 kōng qì dòng lì xué: aerodynamics
• 电力机车 diàn lì jī chē: electric locomotive
• 智力 zhì lì: intelligence
• 同侪压力 tóng chái yā lì: peer pressure
• 药物代谢动力学 yào wù dài xiè dòng lì xué: pharmacokinetics
• 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng: to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
• 力场 lì chǎng: force field (physics)
• 力传递 lì chuán dì: mechanical transmission
• 武装力量 wǔ zhuāng lì liàng: armed force
• 交叉火力 jiāo chā huǒ lì: crossfire
• 热力学 rè lì xué: thermodynamics
• 无能为力 wú néng wéi lì: impotent (idiom)
• 武力 wǔ lì: military force
• 力大无穷 lì dà wú qióng: extraordinary strength
• 亲力亲为 qīn lì qīn wéi: to do sth oneself
• 反冲力 fǎn chōng lì: backlash
• 内营力 nèi yíng lì: internal force
• 恶势力 è shì lì: evil forces
• 心力 xīn lì: mental and physical efforts
• 力量 lì liang: power
• 劳动能力 láo dòng néng lì: ability to work
• 奋力 fèn lì: to do everything one can
• 购买力 gòu mǎi lì: purchasing power
• 力保 lì bǎo: to seek to protect
• 劳心劳力 láo xīn láo lì: to tax one's mind and body
• 警力 jǐng lì: police force
• 识力 shí lì: discernment
• 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì: chocolate (loanword)
• 耐力 nài lì: endurance
• 震动力 zhèn dòng lì: force of seismic wave
• 活动能力 huó dòng néng lì: mobility
• 地心吸力 dì xīn xī lì: gravitation
• 喜力 xǐ lì: Heineken (Dutch brewing company)
• 卖力气 mài lì qi: to make a living doing manual labor
• 经济协力开发机构 jīng jì xié lì kāi fā jī gòu: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• 涓埃之力 juān āi zhī lì: negligible force (idiom); tiny force
• 接力赛 jiē lì sài: relay race
• 人力 rén lì: manpower
• 半劳动力 bàn láo dòng lì: one able to do light manual labor only
• 听力理解 tīng lì lǐ jiě: listening comprehension
• 视力测定法 shì lì cè dìng fǎ: optometry
• 兽力车 shòu lì chē: animal-drawn vehicle
• 亲和力 qīn hé lì: (personal) warmth
• 力帆 lì fān: Lifan Group (auto manufacturer in Chongqing)
• 战力 zhàn lì: military strength
• 驱力 qū lì: (psychological) driving force
• 波动力学 bō dòng lì xué: wave mechanics (physics)
• 水力 shuǐ lì: hydraulic power
• 恒力 héng lì: constant force
• 余力 yú lì: energy left over (to do sth else)
• 脑力激荡 nǎo lì jī dàng: to brainstorm
• 能力 néng lì: capability
• 魄力 pò lì: courage
• 身体力行 shēn tǐ lì xíng: to practice what one preaches (idiom)
• 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)
• 冲力 chōng lì: momentum (the force exhibited by a moving body)
• 载重能力 zài zhòng néng lì: weight-carrying capacity
• 向心力 xiàng xīn lì: centripetal force
• 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn: not to be up to the task (idiom)
• 亚克力 yà kè lì: acrylic (loanword)
• 合力 hé lì: to cooperate
• 加足马力 jiā zú mǎ lì: to go at full throttle
• 国家电力监管委员会 guó jiā diàn lì jiān guǎn wěi yuán huì: State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)
• 畜力 chù lì: animal power
• 接力 jiē lì: relay
• 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu: to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
• 助一臂之力 zhù yī bì zhī lì: to lend a helping hand (idiom)
• 力量均衡 lì liàng jūn héng: balance of power
• 金汤力 jīn tāng lì: (loanword) gin and tonic
• 磁力 cí lì: magnetic force
• 抗药能力 kàng yào néng lì: drug-resistance (of a pathogen)
• 军事力量 jūn shì lì liang: military strength
• 格力 gé lì: Gree (brand)
• 心有余，力不足 xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú: The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
• 浮力 fú lì: buoyancy
• 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì: chocolate (loanword)
• 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù: to do at all costs
• 量力 liàng lì: to estimate one's strength
• 无后坐力炮 wú hòu zuò lì pào: recoilless rifle
• 铁力木 tiě lì mù: ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
• 阻力 zǔ lì: resistance
• 毫不费力 háo bù fèi lì: effortless
• 弱作用力 ruò zuò yòng lì: the weak force (in particle physics)
• 滥用权力 làn yòng quán lì: abuse of power
• 兵力 bīng lì: military strength
• 身强力壮 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng: strong and vigorous
• 吃力 chī lì: to entail strenuous effort
• 人力资源 rén lì zī yuán: human resources
• 努力 nǔ lì: to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
• 核动力 hé dòng lì: nuclear power
• 和胃力气 hé wèi lì qì: to harmonize the stomach and rectify qi 氣|气[qì] (Chinese medicine)
• 有活力 yǒu huó lì: energetic
• 力大无比 lì dà wú bǐ: having matchless strength
• 拉力器 lā lì qì: chest expander (exercise equipment)
• 威力 wēi lì: might
• 胜任能力 shèng rèn néng lì: competency
• 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì: a slight effort
• 不给力 bù gěi lì: lame (unimpressive)
• 地力 dì lì: soil fertility
• 王力宏 wáng lì hóng: Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
• 毅力 yì lì: perseverance
• 浮力定律 fú lì dìng lǜ: Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)
• 通力合作 tōng lì hé zuò: to join forces
• 路遥知马力，日久见人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn: just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
• 证明力 zhèng míng lì: probative value
• 极力 jí lì: to make a supreme effort
• 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng: regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
• 吃力不讨好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo: arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
• 水力学 shuǐ lì xué: hydraulics
• 毒力 dú lì: virulence
• 创作力 chuàng zuò lì: originality
• 杀伤力 shā shāng lì: destructive power
• 观察力 guān chá lì: power of observation
• 火力 huǒ lì: fire
• 范德瓦耳斯力 fàn dé wǎ ěr sī lì: (molecular physics) van der Waals force
• 年轻力壮 nián qīng lì zhuàng: young and vigorous (idiom)
• 体力 tǐ lì: physical strength
• 学力 xué lì: scholastic attainments
• 阿莎力 ā shā lì: (coll.) straightforward
• 辨别力 biàn bié lì: discrimination
• 耗时耗力 hào shí hào lì: requiring much time and effort
• 重复使力伤害 chóng fù shǐ lì shāng hài: repetitive strain injury (RSI)
• 潜力股 qián lì gǔ: stock that has potential to increase in value
• 费力 fèi lì: to expend a great deal of effort
• 流体动力学 liú tǐ dòng lì xué: fluid dynamics
• 绵力 mián lì: one's limited power (humble expr.)
• 战斗力 zhàn dòu lì: fighting strength
• 应力 yìng lì: stress (physics)
• 动力系统 dòng lì xì tǒng: propulsion system
• 土力工程 tǔ lì gōng chéng: geotechnical engineering
• 体力劳动 tǐ lì láo dòng: physical labor
• 忍耐力 rěn nài lì: patience
• 生力军 shēng lì jūn: fresh troops
• 权力纷争 quán lì fēn zhēng: power struggle
• 水力发电站 shuǐ lì fā diàn zhàn: hydroelectric power plant
• 原创力 yuán chuàng lì: creativity
• 压力山大 yā lì shān dà: (jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[yà lì shān dà])
• 助力 zhù lì: to help; to aid
• 同心协力 tóng xīn xié lì: to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
• 拼力 pīn lì: to spare no efforts
• 尽心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì: to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
• 引力波 yǐn lì bō: gravitational wave
• 混合动力车 hùn hé dòng lì chē: hybrid vehicle
• 吃奶的力气 chī nǎi de lì qi: all one's strength
• 致力 zhì lì: to work for
• 解像力 jiě xiàng lì: resolving power (of a lens etc)
• 有魅力 yǒu mèi lì: attractive
• 权力斗争 quán lì dòu zhēng: power struggle
• 大力士 dà lì shì: strong man
• 视力表 shì lì biǎo: eye chart (used by optician)
• 劳力 láo lì: labor
• 鞠躬尽力 jū gōng jìn lì: to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
• 天体力学 tiān tǐ lì xué: celestial mechanics
• 热力 rè lì: heat
• 原动力 yuán dòng lì: motive force
• 力戒 lì jiè: to try everything to avoid; to guard against
• 比威力 bǐ wēi lì: yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon)
• 脱力 tuō lì: exhausted
• 力保健 lì bǎo jiàn: Lipovitan (energy drink)
• 力行 lì xíng: to practice diligently
• 人力接龙 rén lì jiē lóng: bucket brigade
• 攻击力 gōng jī lì: potential for attack
• 不遗余力 bù yí yú lì: to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
• 分力 fēn lì: component force (physics)
• 经济力量 jīng jì lì liang: economic strength
• 力波 lì bō: Reeb, a beer brand
• 注意力不足过动症 zhù yì lì bù zú guò dòng zhèng: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• 协力 xié lì: to unite in common effort
• 卖力 mài lì: to work hard
• 据理力争 jù lǐ lì zhēng: to contend on strong grounds
• 斥力 chì lì: repulsion (in electrostatics)
• 男友力 nán yǒu lì: (coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)
• 洞察力 dòng chá lì: insight