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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Lì | Li4
English translation
surname Li
power
force
strength
ability
strenuously
strength, power; capability, influence

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Number of strokes

2

Radical frequency

163

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A plow's head representing strength

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

丿 piě

Explanation

Pictograph of a plow, representing strength

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Jiào le tiān , 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié .

At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered.

接著我们 wǒmen 致力 zhìlì zhǎo chū 能够 néng gòu 减弱 jiǎn ruò 辐射 fúshè de 聚合物 jù hé wù .

Then we got involved with trying to find polymers that attenuate radiation.

rén chī tài bǎo 听力 tīng lì huì 变差?

After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp.

Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

de hòu 减轻 jiǎn qīng le 打击 dǎjī de 力量 lìliang .

My thick clothing deadened the blow.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
努力 nǔlì great effort努力 nǔlì
能力 nénglì capability能力 nénglì
power
力量 lìliang power力量 lìliang
压力 yālì pressure壓力
实力 shílì strength實力
巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate (loanword)巧克力 qiǎokèlì
尽力 jìnlì to spare no effort盡力
权力 quánlì power權力
暴力 bàolì violence暴力 bàolì
魅力 mèilì charm魅力 mèilì
动力 dònglì force動力
全力 quán lì full strength全力 quán lì
活力 huólì energy活力 huólì
注意力 zhù yì lì attention注意力 zhù yì lì
精力 jīnglì energy精力 jīnglì
力度 lì dù strength力度 lì dù
电力 diàn lì electricity電力
大力 dà lì energetically大力 dà lì
潜力 qiánlì potential潛力
有力 yǒu lì powerful有力 yǒu lì
主力 zhǔ lì main force主力 zhǔ lì
力气 lìqi strength力氣
影响力 yǐng xiǎng lì influence影響力
竞争力 jìng zhēng lì competitive strength競爭力

Decomposition & Compounds

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Compounds

See all 240 Chinese words that contain the character in their composition.

    • wéi
    • dòng
    • Jiā
    • biān
    • nán
        • , ,
      • jiù , shēng , nán , nán , niǎo , nǎo ,
    • bàn
    • zhù
      • chú , , , chú , , chú
    • lìng
    • lēi
    • láo
      • , ,
    • yòu
      • yōu , yǎo , yǒu , ǎo , ào , yòu , yǒu , yǎo , yào , yòu , , , , , , , , , ,
    • liè
    • kān
      • kàn
    • juàn
    • láo
      • lāo , láo , , láo , láo , , , , , lào , láo , , , , , ,
    • xié
      • xié
        • , , , xié
      • , , xié , xié , , , , , , ,
    • dòng
      • xx
    • jué
      • juē
    • shāng , gōng , , shì , yǒng , jìn , jié , pāo , , qióng , qín , quàn , xūn , , miǎn , , xūn , jìn , chì , hāng , quàn , , mài , , shào , , láo , kuāng , jié , mǐn , yǒng , qíng , měng , miǎn , , , quàn , dān , ráng , , , , guì , , jīn , , , , ,
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , shì , , , chāo , , , , , , , , , xūn , , , , , , , , , , , , , jié , , bàn , , chì ,
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