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力

lì

HSK 3 Character

What 力 means

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

Other readings

力 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Lìsurname Li

Example sentences

• 努力。
  Try hard.
• 尽力而为。
  Do your best.
• 继续努力。
  Keep trying.
• 量力而行。
  Pace yourself.
• 我在努力。
  I'm working on doing that.
• 她充满潜力。
  Tā chōngmǎn qiánlì.
  She is full of potential.

Words starting with 力

• 力气lì qiphysical strength
• 力量lì liangpower; force; strength
• 力争lì zhēngto work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly
• 力图lì túto try hard to; to strive to
• 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability…
• 力度lì dùstrength; vigor; efforts
• 力求lì qiúto make every effort to; striving to do one's best
• 力学lì xué(physics) mechanics; (literary) to study hard
• 力不从心lì bù cóng xīn(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
• 力作lì zuòto put effort into (work, farming, writing etc); a masterpiece
• 力士lì shìstrong man; sumo wrestler
• 力克lì kèto prevail with difficulty
• 力挽狂澜lì wǎn kuáng lánto pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
• 力主lì zhǔadvocate strongly
• 力保lì bǎoto seek to protect; to ensure; to maintain
• 力工lì gōngmanual laborer; unskilled laborer
• 力行lì xíngto practice diligently; to act energetically
• 力所不及lì suǒ bù jíbeyond one's power (to do sth)
• 力道lì dàostrength; power; efficacy
• 力心lì xīnfulcrum; center of force
• 力比多lì bǐ duō(loanword) libido
• 力大无比lì dà wú bǐhaving matchless strength
• 力场lì chǎngforce field (physics)
• 力战lì zhànto fight with all one's might

Words containing 力

• 能力néng lìcapability; ability
• 努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
• 压力yā lìpressure
• 巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate
• 权力quán lìpower; authority
• 魅力mèi lìcharm; fascination; glamor
• 精力jīng lìenergy
• 尽力jìn lìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
• 实力shí lìstrength
• 暴力bào lìviolence; force; violent
• 动力dòng lìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
• 势力shì lipower; influence; a force (military, political etc)
• 活力huó lìenergy; vitality; vigor
• 智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect
• 潜力qián lìpotential; latent capacity
• 威力wēi lìmight; formidable power
• 吃力chī lìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous
• 毅力yì lìperseverance; willpower
• 视力shì lìeyesight; visual acuity
• 无能为力wú néng wéi lì(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
• 得力dé lìable; capable; competent
• 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù(idiom) to make an all-out effort
• 竭尽全力jié jìn quán lì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
• 魄力pò lìcourage; daring; boldness

Characters that look like 力

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 历calendar
• 利sharp; favorable; advantage
• 例example; precedent; rule
• 励to encourage; to urge
• 丽beautiful
• 厉strict; severe
• 立to stand; to set up; to establish
• 粒grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 隶(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 俐used in 伶俐
• 莉used in 茉莉; used in the transliteration of female names
• 吏minor government official or functionary (old)