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九牛二虎之力

jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

6-character word

What 九牛二虎之力 means

1. tremendous strength (idiom)

The characters in 九牛二虎之力

• 九jiǔnine; 9
• 牛niúox; cow; bull
• 二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
• 虎hǔtiger
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 他用尽九牛二虎之力也开不了那道门。
  Tāyòng jìn jiǔniú'èrhǔzhīlì yě kāi buliǎo nà dào mén.
  No matter how he tried, he could not open the door.