功力
gōng lì
Pinyin

Definition

功力
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gōng lì
  1. merit
  2. efficacy
  3. competence
  4. skill
  5. power

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
能力
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
魅力
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
乏力
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
免疫力
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
全力
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
兵力
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops

Idioms (20)

不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
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)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
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)
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

Sample Sentences

欸，孙太。瞧您春风满面的，您手上的那几支股应该给您赚了几套房了吧！您可得教教我了，以您的炒股功力，我看政府都该延揽你入阁给我们好好地搞搞经济了！
èi ，sūn tài 。qiáo nín chūnfēng mǎnmiàn de ，nín shǒushang de nà jǐ zhī gǔ yīnggāi gěi nín zhuàn le jǐ tào fáng le ba ！nín kě děi jiāo jiāo wǒ le ，yǐ nín de chǎogǔ gōnglì ，wǒ kàn zhèngfǔ dōu gāi yánlǎn nǐ rùgé gěi wǒmen hǎohāo de gǎogao jīngjì le ！
Agh, Mrs Sun. You're smiling very radiantly today, those stocks of yours have earned you several houses, yeah? You have to teach me. With your skill at speculation, the government should recruit you into the cabinet to take care of the economy for us!
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我一个大男人撒起娇来多没样子啊。改日我让我老婆来给你演示，她的撒娇功力我到现在都招架不住。
wǒ yī ge dà nánrén sā qǐ jiāo lái duō méi yàngzi a 。gǎirì wǒ ràng wǒ lǎopo lái gěi nǐ yǎnshì ，tā de sājiāo gōnglì wǒ dào xiànzài dōu zhāojià bùzhù 。
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