一力降十会
yī lì xiáng shí huì
brute force overcomes clever tactics
万有引力
wàn yǒu yǐn lì
gravity
不力
bù lì
not to do one's best; not to exert oneself
不可抗力
bù kě kàng lì
force majeure; act of God
不给力
bù gěi lì
lame (unimpressive); a huge letdown; not to try at all
不胜酒力
bù shèng jiǔ lì
to become intoxicated after having only one or two drinks
不自量力
bù zì liàng lì
(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
不费吹灰之力
bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì
as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
业力
yè lì
(Buddhism) karma
主力
zhǔ lì
main force; main strength of an army
主力军
zhǔ lì jūn
main force (military); (fig.) the group or element with the most impact; mainstay
主力舰
zhǔ lì jiàn
battleship
乏力
fá lì
lacking in strength; weak; feeble; not up to the task
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
(loanword) acrylic
交叉火力
jiāo chā huǒ lì
crossfire
亲力亲为
qīn lì qīn wéi
to do sth oneself
亲和力
qīn hé lì
(personal) warmth; approachability; accessibility
人力
rén lì
manpower; labor power
人力接龙
rén lì jiē lóng
bucket brigade; human chain
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; charisma
伟力
wěi lì
mighty force
体力
tǐ lì
physical strength; physical power
体力劳动
tǐ lì láo dòng
physical labor
余力
yú lì
energy left over (to do sth else)
作用力
zuò yòng lì
(physics) action force
作证能力
zuò zhèng néng lì
competence
保力龙
bǎo lì lóng
polystyrene
倾力
qīng lì
to do one's utmost
健力
jiàn lì
powerlifting
元语言能力
yuán yǔ yán néng lì
metalinguistic ability
免疫力
miǎn yì lì
immunity
全副精力
quán fù jīng lì
to concentrate entirely on sth; fully engaged; with full force
全力
quán lì
with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
(idiom) to make an all-out effort
公信力
gōng xìn lì
public trust; credibility
兵力
bīng lì
military strength; armed forces; troops
兽力车
shòu lì chē
animal-drawn vehicle; carriage
内营力
nèi yíng lì
internal force; endogenic force
军事力量
jūn shì lì liang
military strength; military force(s)
军事实力
jūn shì shí lì
military strength; military power
军力
jūn lì
military power
冲击力
chōng jī lì
force of impact or thrust
冲力
chōng lì
momentum (the force exhibited by a moving body); (fig.) momentum (capacity for progressive development)
冷暴力
lěng bào lì
non-physical abuse; emotional abuse; the silent treatment
凝聚力
níng jù lì
cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive
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
创伤后压力症候群
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì zhèng hòu qún
(Tw) post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
创作力
chuàng zuò lì
originality
创造力
chuàng zào lì
ingenuity; creativity
判断力
pàn duàn lì
ability to judge; judgment
剪切力
jiǎn qiē lì
shear; shearing force
剪力
jiǎn lì
shear; shearing force
剪应力
jiǎn yìng lì
shear stress
力
lì
strength
From: Chinese Characters Made Easy: Radicals & Memory Tricks
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
not to be up to the task (idiom); incompetent
力主
lì zhǔ
advocate strongly
力争
lì zhēng
to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions
力传递
lì chuán dì
mechanical transmission
力作
lì zuò
to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc); a masterpiece
力促
lì cù
to urge; to press (for action)
力保
lì bǎo
to seek to protect; to ensure; to maintain
力保健
lì bǎo jiàn
Lipovitan (energy drink)
力偶
lì ǒu
moment of forces (mechanics)
力克
lì kè
to prevail with difficulty
力劝
lì quàn
to strongly urge
力图
lì tú
to try hard to; to strive to
力场
lì chǎng
force field (physics)
力士
lì shì
strong man; sumo wrestler
力大无比
lì dà wú bǐ
having matchless strength
力大无穷
lì dà wú qióng
extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox
力娇酒
lì jiāo jiǔ
(loanword) liqueur
力学
lì xué
(physics) mechanics; (literary) to study hard
力学传递
lì xué chuán dì
mechanical transmission
力宝
lì bǎo
Lippo (Group) (Indonesian conglomerate)
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
力工
lì gōng
manual laborer; unskilled laborer
力帆
lì fān
Lifan Group (auto manufacturer in Chongqing)
力度
lì dù
strength; vigor; efforts
力征
lì zhēng
by force; to conquer by force of arms; power
力心
lì xīn
fulcrum; center of force
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)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers
力拓
lì tuò
Rio Tinto (UK-Australian mining corporation)
力拚
lì pàn
(Tw) to put one's efforts into (sth); to work at (sth)
力挫
lì cuò
to win as a result of tenacious effort; to fight off tough competition
力挺
lì tǐng
to strongly support; to firmly back
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; to attack in force
力有未逮
lì yǒu wèi dài
beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
力比多
lì bǐ duō
(loanword) libido
力气
lì qi
physical strength
力求
lì qiú
to make every effort to; striving to do one's best
力波
lì bō
Reeb, a beer brand
力畜
lì chù
draft animal; beast of burden
力矩
lì jǔ
torque
力竭
lì jié
exhausted; worn out
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; to act energetically
力道
lì dào
strength; power; efficacy
力量
lì liang
power; force; 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; to prevent by force
功力
gōng lì
merit; efficacy; competence
加大力度
jiā dà lì dù
to try harder; to redouble one's efforts
加大努力
jiā dà nǔ lì
to try harder; to redouble one's efforts
加足马力
jiā zú mǎ lì
to go at full throttle; (fig.) to go all out; to kick into high gear
动力
dòng lì
motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
动力反应堆
dòng lì fǎn yìng duī
power reactor
动力学
dòng lì xué
dynamics (math.); kinetics
动力系统
dòng lì xì tǒng
propulsion system; (math.) dynamical system
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助力
zhù lì
to help; to aid; assistance
助力车
zhù lì chē
bicycle or tricycle equipped with a small motor (electric or fuel); (in modern use) electric bicycle; low-powered e-scooter
努力
nǔ lì
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
劲力
jìn lì
physical strength; power
劳力
láo lì
labor; able-bodied worker; laborer
劳力士
láo lì shì
Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
劳动力
láo dòng lì
labor force; manpower
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; demanding (work); dedicated (worker)
势力
shì li
power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
势单力薄
shì dān lì bó
(idiom) lacking strength and support
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
(idiom) evenly matched
勇力
yǒng lì
courage and strength
勉力
miǎn lì
to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself
勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
勠力
lù lì
(literary) to join forces; to exert every effort
勤力
qín lì
hardworking; diligent
匹马力
pǐ mǎ lì
horsepower
半劳动力
bàn láo dòng lì
one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
华语文能力测验
huá yǔ wén néng lì cè yàn
TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language)
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)
卖力
mài lì
to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand
