力 lì
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lì
noun
force
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 齐心协力 'join minds and combine forces' (CC-CEDICT '力'; CCI p. 30; Guoyu '力' n 1; Kroll 2015 '力' 1, p. 262; Unihan '力'; XHZD '力' 1, p. 431) -
lì
noun
Kangxi radical 19
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: Power (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '力' n 8) -
lì
verb
to exert oneself; to make an effort
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '力' v; Kroll 2015 '力' 2, p. 262; XHZD '力' 2, p. 431) -
lì
verb
to force
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '力' 3, p. 431) -
lì
adverb
resolutely; strenuously
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '力'; Kroll 2015 '力' 1b, p. 262) -
lì
noun
labor; forced labor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, in 苦力 coolie (Guoyu '力' n 6; Kroll 2015 '力' 2a, p. 262) -
lì
noun
physical strength
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 体力 (CC-CEDICT '力'; Guoyu '力' n 2) -
lì
noun
power
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 火力 thermal power (CC-CEDICT '力'; Guoyu '力' n 3) -
lì
proper noun
Li
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '力'; Guoyu '力' n 7) -
lì
noun
ability; capability
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 才能 (Guoyu '力' n 4; Kroll 2015 '力' 1a, p. 262; Unihan '力'; XHZD '力' 1, p. 431) -
lì
noun
influence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 权势 (Guoyu '力' n 5; Unihan '力')
Contained in
- 无后坐力炮(無後坐力炮) recoilless rifle
- 不可抗力 force majeure
- 吹灰之力 as easy as pie
- 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency
- 性力派 Shaktism
- 想像力 conception; imagination
- 身强力壮(身強力壯) strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust
- 压力容器(壓力容器) pressure vessel; autoclave
- 吸力 attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics); attractive force
- 热力学温度(熱力學溫度) thermodynamic temperature (temperature above absolute zero)
- 力偶 moment of forces
- 力传递(力傳遞) mechanical transmission
- 戳力 to work toward; to endeavor; an attempt
- 开足马力(開足馬力) to accelerate at full power; at full speed; to work as hard as possible
- 浮力调整装置(浮力調整裝置) BCD / Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)
- 洞察力 insight
- 并力(併力) to concentrate one's strength
- 离心力(離心力) centrifugal force
- 派力奥(派力奧) Fiat Palio
- 战略核力量(戰略核力量) strategic nuclear force
- 冷暴力 non-physical abuse; emotional abuse; the silent treatment
- 暴力犯罪 violent crime
- 野格力娇酒(野格力嬌酒) Jägermeister (alcoholic drink)
- 原动力(原動力) mechanical power
- 苍白无力(蒼白無力) pale and feeble; powerless
- 有气无力(有氣無力) weakly and without strength; dispirited
- 力尽筋疲(力盡筋疲) with all energy exhausted and muscles weary
- 凝聚力 cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive
- 力学(力學) mechanics ; to study hard
- 结合力(結合力) affinity
- 浮力定律 Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)
- 力娇酒(力嬌酒) liquor
- 动力反应堆(動力反應堆) power reactor
- 力挽狂澜(力挽狂瀾) to pull strongly against a crazy tide; to try hard to save a desperate crisis
- 眼力 eyesight ; knowledge and experience
- 创伤后心理压力紧张综合症(創傷後心理壓力緊張綜合症) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- 创造力(創造力) ingenuity; creativity
- 助一臂之力 to lend a helping hand
- 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
- 兵力 military strength; armed forces; troops
- 重力异常(重力異常) gravitational anomaly
- 力阻 to block; to prevent by force
- 动力系统(動力系統) mechanical system
- 角力 wrestling
- 科学技术是第一生产力(科學技術是第一生產力) Science and technology is the number one productive force
- 魅力四射 glamorous; charming; seductive
- 压力(壓力) pressure; force ; pressure; normal stress ; pressure; influence; intimidation ; the feeling of pressure; stress
- 吃奶的气力(吃奶的氣力) utmost effort
- 大力水手 Popeye
- 视力表(視力表) eye chart (used by optician)
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- 卷一百一十 列傳第三十五 諸夷蕃將 Volume 110 Biographies 35: Zhu Yi Fan Jiang New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 55
- 《力部》 Lì Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 48
- 卷一百〇九 列傳第五十九: 馮盎 阿史那社爾 契苾何力 黑齒常之 李多祚 李嗣業 白孝德 Volume 109 Biographies 59: Feng Gang, Ashinashe'er, Qibi Heli, Heichi Changzhi, Li Duozuo, Li Siye, Bai Xiaode Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 36
- 卷三百二十九 列傳第二百十七 西域一 Volume 329 Biographies 217: Western Regions 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 36
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 29
- 卷二百四十三 列傳第一百三十一 趙南星 鄒元標 孫慎行 高攀龍 馮從吾 Volume 243 Biographies 131: Zhao Nanxing, Zou Yuanbiao, Sun Shenxing, Gao Panlong, Feng Congwu History of Ming 明史 — count: 24
- 卷二百二十四 列傳第一百十二 嚴清 宋纁 陸光祖 孫鑨 陳有年 孫丕揚 蔡國珍 楊時喬 Volume 224 Biographies 112: Yan Qing, Song Xun, Lu Guangzu, Sun Long, Chen Younian, Sun Piyang, Cai Guozhen, Yang Shiqiao History of Ming 明史 — count: 23
- 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 22
- 卷三百三十二 列傳第二百二十 西域四 Volume 332 Biographies 220: Western Regions 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
- 卷三百三十 列傳第二百十八 西域二 Volume 330 Biographies 218: Western Regions 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
Collocations
- 民力 (民力) 謂民力之普存也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 23
- 力能 (力能) 力能則進 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
- 任力 (任力) 興事任力 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 6
- 力不足 (力不足) 我未見力不足者 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 4. 《里仁》 Li Ren — count: 5
- 知力 (知力) 天子以其知力爲未足獨治天下 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 5
- 同力 (同力) 爾眾士同力王室 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 胤征 Xia Shu - Punitive Expedition of Yin — count: 5
- 力不能 (力不能) 力不能救 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧載馳 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Zai Chi — count: 5
- 力役 (力役) 如加力役焉 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
- 力正 (力正) 力正 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志下 Book 7 - Will of Heaven III — count: 3
- 众力 (眾力) 夏王率遏眾力 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 3