势力
shì li
Pinyin

Definition

势力
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shì li
  1. power
  2. (ability to) influence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 surname Li
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops
chū lì
  1. 1 to exert oneself
chuàng zào lì
  1. 1 ingenuity
  2. 2 creativity

Idioms (20)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
  1. 1 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)

Sample Sentences

传说中,清朝山海关的守将吴三桂,因为陈圆圆被势力庞大的土匪抢走而打开城门让清军入关,最后造成了明朝的灭亡。
chuánshuō zhōng ,Qīngcháo shānhǎiguān de shǒu jiāng Wú sānguì ,yīnwèi Chén Yuányuan bèi shìlì pángdà de tǔfěi qiāngzǒu ér dǎkāi chéng mén ràng qīngjūn rù guān ,zuìhòu zàochéng le Míngcháo de mièwáng 。
Legend has it that the general Wu San Gui,who guarded the gate to the Shanhai Pass, let the Manchurians through the pass. This was because Chen Yuanyuan was kidnaped by a powerful bandit. This eventually led to the end of the Ming dynasty.
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