给力
gěi lì
Pinyin

Definition

给力
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gěi lì
  1. cool
  2. nifty
  3. awesome
  4. impressive
  5. to put in extra effort

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
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
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
出力
chū lì
  1. 1 to exert oneself
创造力
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

真的吗？这快递速度真给力。那包包质量怎么样？
zhēnde ma ？zhè kuàidì sùdù zhēn gěilì 。nà bāobāo zhìliàng zěnmeyàng ？
Really? The delivery speed is awesome. How is the quality of the bag?
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有点儿。这该死的空调一点都不给力，我都快冻死了。
yǒudiǎnr 。zhè gāisǐ de kōngtiáo yīdiǎn dōu bù gěilì ，wǒ dōu kuài dòng sǐ le 。
A bit. That damned air conditioner totally sucks. I'm already freezing to death.
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他问：“老师，‘给力’是什么意思？”
tā wèn ：“lǎoshī ，‘gěilì ’shì shénme yìsi ？”
He asked: "Teacher, what does 'gei li' mean?"
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给力
gěilì
Cool.
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给力”到底是什么意思？
gěilì ”dàodǐ shì shénme yìsi ？
What in the world does 'geili' mean?
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给力就是“带劲儿”、“厉害”、“让你满意”之类的意思。可以用的范围很广。连媒体都在抢着用。咱不用的话，岂不是out了！
gěilì jiùshì “dàijìnr ”、“lìhai ”、“ràng nǐ mǎnyì ”zhīlèi de yìsi 。kěyǐ yòng de fànwéi hěn guǎng 。lián méitǐ dōu zài qiǎng zhe yòng 。zá bùyòng dehuà ，qǐbùshì out le ！
'Geili' is like energetic, powerful, satisfying - that kind of thing. It can be used in a lot of situations. Even the media has already started using it. If we don't use it - then we'll be 'out'!
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你们都在说“给力不给力”的，给力到底是什么意思？
nǐmen dōu zài shuō “gěilì bù gěilì ”de ，gěilì dàodǐ shì shénme yìsi ？
You guys keep saying 'geili' this and 'geili' that. What does 'geili' actually mean?
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要过年了，希望年终奖给力些，不然又要过个囧年！
yào guònián le ，xīwàng niánzhōngjiǎng gěilì xiē ，bùrán yòu yào guò gè jiǒng nián ！
It's almost the New Year. I hope the New Year bonuses are actually worth something. Otherwise I'll have to suffer through another crappy year!
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这几天下大雪，而且快递都回家过春节了，肯定很不给力嘛！
zhè jǐ tiān xià dàxuě ，érqiě kuàidì dōu huíjiā guò Chūnjié le ，kěndìng hěn bù gěilì ma ！
It's been snowing really heavily lately. Also, all the delivery people have gone home for Spring Festival. It'll definitely take ages!
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冷死了，办公室的空调真不给力！
lěng sǐ le ，bàngōngshì de kōngtiáo zhēn bù gěilì ！
It's freezing. The air-conditioner in the office is so weak!
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