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力不从心

lì bù cóng xīn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 力不從心

力不从心 (lì bù cóng xīn) means "less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 力不从心 means

1. idiomto lack the ability to do what one would wish

The characters in 力不从心

• 力lìpower; force; strength
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

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