力 量 lì liang power / force / strength 实 力 shí lì strength 力 气 lì qi strength / CL:把[ba3] 力 度 lì dù strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics 强 度 qiáng dù strength / intensity / CL:個|个[ge4] 力 道 lì dào strength / power / efficacy 元 气 yuán qì strength / vigor / vitality / (TCM) vital energy 气 力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent 筋 骨 jīn gǔ muscles and bones / physique / strength / courage 劲 力 jìn lì force / strength 劲 头 jìn tóu enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength 度 数 dù shu number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 力 power / force / strength / ability / strenuously 膂 力 lu:3 lì strength / bodily strength / brawn 骨 力 gǔ lì strength / vigorous (calligraphy) 劲 strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] 膂 lu:3 backbone / strength 利 基 lì jī asset that gives a competitive advantage / a strength / (market) niche 体 力 tǐ lì physical strength / physical power 竞 争 力 jìng zhēng lì competitive strength / competitiveness 全 力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) 主 力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army 无 力 wú lì powerless / lacking strength 高 低 gāo dī height / altitude (aviation) / pitch (music) / ups and downs (success or failure) / whether sth is right or wrong / comparative strength, weight, depth, stature / (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever / eventually, in the end 特 长 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points 使 劲 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength 兵 力 bīng lì military strength / armed forces / troops 战 斗 力 zhàn dòu lì fighting strength 乏 力 fá lì lacking in strength / weak / feeble 眼 力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments 战 力 zhàn lì military strength / military power / military capability 拉 力 lā lì pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally 强 项 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty 没 劲 méi jìn to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest 筋 疲 力 尽 jīn pí lì jìn body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / extremely tired / spent 补 足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) 卖 命 mài mìng to throw one's life in for / to haplessly give one's life for / to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group / to pour in one's utmost effort / to shed one's last ounce of strength for 较 劲 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort 军 事 力 量 jūn shì lì liang military strength / military force(s) 牲 口 shēng kou animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden 堂 堂 正 正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square 底 牌 dǐ pái cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump 角 力 jué lì wrestling / a trial of strength 精 疲 力 竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out 精 疲 力 尽 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out 中 流 砥 柱 zhōng liú dǐ zhù mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength 手 无 缚 鸡 之 力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work 九 牛 二 虎 之 力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì tremendous strength (idiom) 借 刀 杀 人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) 狠 命 hěn mìng exerting all one's strength 风 骨 fēng gǔ strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy) 先 声 夺 人 xiān shēng duó rén to gain the upper hand by a show of strength 自 食 其 力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living 军 事 实 力 jūn shì shí lì military strength / military power 退 避 三 舍 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal 心 有 余 而 力 不 足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak 满 员 mǎn yuán full complement / at full strength / no vacancies 量 力 liàng lì to estimate one's strength 以 柔 克 刚 yǐ róu kè gāng to use softness to conquer strength (idiom) 黏 性 nián xìng stickiness / gluing strength / viscosity 爆 炸 力 bào zhà lì explosive force / strength of an explosion 色 厉 内 荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 蕴 to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity 铆 to fasten with rivets / (coll.) to exert one's strength 藴 variant of 蘊|蕴, to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity 下 马 威 xià mǎ wēi display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength 耀 武 扬 威 yào wǔ yáng wēi to show off one's military strength (idiom) / to strut around / to bluff / to bluster 人 多 势 众 rén duō shì zhòng many men, a great force (idiom) / many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers. 有 气 无 力 yǒu qì wú lì weakly and without strength (idiom) / dispirited 以 逸 待 劳 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom) 以 强 凌 弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom) 倾 巢 而 出 qīng cháo ér chū the whole nest came out (idiom) / to turn out in full strength 奋 武 扬 威 fèn wǔ yáng wēi a show of strength 疾 风 劲 草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 疾 风 知 劲 草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 养 精 蓄 锐 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push 国 势 guó shì national strength / situation in a state 骨 法 gǔ fǎ bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy) 核 威 hé wēi nuclear strength / nuclear might 经 济 力 量 jīng jì lì liang economic strength 屭 gigantic strength 大 势 至 菩 萨 Dà shì zhì Pú sà Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva 使 尽 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength 力 大 无 比 lì dà wú bǐ having matchless strength 勇 力 yǒng lì courage and strength 吃 奶 之 力 chī nǎi zhī lì all one's strength 吃 奶 的 力 气 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength 团 结 就 是 力 量 tuán jié jiù shì lì liang unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943) 大 雄 宝 殿 dà xióng bǎo diàn Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[da4 xiong2] 心 有 余 ， 力 不 足 xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 恃 强 欺 弱 shì qiáng qī ruò to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) / to bully 敲 山 震 虎 qiāo shān zhèn hǔ a deliberate show of strength as a warning 束 矢 难 折 shù shǐ nán zhé lit. bundled arrows are difficult to break / there is strength in unity (idiom) 没 有 劲 头 méi yǒu jìn tóu to have no strength / to feel weak / feeling listless 疾 风 知 劲 草 ， 烈 火 见 真 金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 证 明 力 zhèng míng lì probative value / strength of evidence in legal proof / relevance 军 势 jūn shì army strength / military prowess or potential 道 高 益 安 ， 势 高 益 危 dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770). 铆 劲 儿 mǎo jìn r to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort SWOT分 析 strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis / SWOT analysis
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