力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn 胳膊 gē bo arm / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] syn 手臂 shǒu bì arm / helper syn 实力 實力 shí lì strength 武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn 力气 力氣 lì qi physical strength syn 使劲 使勁 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength syn 体力 體力 tǐ lì physical strength / physical power syn 无力 無力 wú lì powerless / lacking strength syn 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 没劲 沒勁 méi jìn to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest syn 强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty syn 强度 強度 qiáng dù strength / intensity / CL:個|个[ge4] 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 筋疲力尽 筋疲力盡 jīn pí lì jìn body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / extremely tired / spent 竞争力 競爭力 jìng zhēng lì competitive strength / competitiveness 力度 lì dù strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics 牲口 shēng kou animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden syn 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 兵力 bīng lì military strength / armed forces / troops syn 眼力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments syn 人品 rén pǐn character / moral strength / integrity / (coll.) looks / appearance / bearing syn 主力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army 比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring syn 臂膀 bì bǎng arm syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 臂弯 臂彎 bì wān crook of the arm 满员 滿員 mǎn yuán full complement / at full strength / no vacancies syn 膀子 bǎng zi upper arm / arm / wing syn 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 syn 筋骨 jīn gǔ muscles and bones / physique / strength / courage syn 法网 法網 fǎ wǎng the net of justice / the long arm of the law syn 胳臂 gē bei arm / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / also pr. [ge1 bi4] syn 元气 元氣 yuán qì vigor / strength / vitality syn 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength syn 战斗力 戰鬥力 zhàn dòu lì fighting strength 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square syn 中流砥柱 zhōng liú dǐ zhù mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength syn 气力 氣力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent syn 拉力 lā lì pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally syn 度数 度數 dù shu number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 退避三舍 退避三捨 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 syn 狠命 hěn mìng exerting all one's strength syn 乏力 fá lì lacking in strength / weak / feeble / not up to the task syn 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at / to pull at sb aggressively / to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way / (derog.) to hobnob / to consort syn 爆炸力 bào zhà lì explosive force / strength of an explosion 搀扶 攙扶 chān fú to lend an arm to support sb syn 心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 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 syn 先声夺人 先聲奪人 xiān shēng duó rén to gain the upper hand by a show of strength syn 上臂 shàng bì upper arm syn 补足 補足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) 以柔克刚 以柔克剛 yǐ róu kè gāng to use softness to conquer strength (idiom) 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 力道 lì dào strength / power / efficacy 黏性 nián xìng stickiness / gluing strength / viscosity 握力 wò lì (strength of one's) grip 风骨 風骨 fēng gǔ strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy) syn 量力 liàng lì to estimate one's strength syn 战力 戰力 zhàn lì military strength / military power / military capability 劲力 勁力 jìn lì physical strength / power 军事力量 軍事力量 jūn shì lì liang military strength / military force(s) 底牌 dǐ pái cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump syn 手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work syn 九牛二虎之力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì tremendous strength (idiom) 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 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) syn 合抱 hé bào to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk) syn 军事实力 軍事實力 jūn shì shí lì military strength / military power 动粗 動粗 dòng cū to use violence (against sb) / to strong-arm sb / to manhandle 摇臂 搖臂 yáo bì rocker arm 甩动 甩動 shuǎi dòng to shake / to fling one's arm / to lash / to swing 膂力 lǚ lì strength / bodily strength / brawn syn 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 腕 wàn wrist / (squid, starfish etc) arm syn 臂 bì arm syn 掖 yè to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4] syn 搀 攙 chān to take by the arm and assist / to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate syn 挎 kuà to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) 下马威 下馬威 xià mǎ wēi display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength 耀武扬威 耀武揚威 yào wǔ yáng wēi to show off one's military strength (idiom) / to strut around / to bluff / to bluster syn 养精蓄锐 養精蓄銳 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push 肱 gōng upper arm / arm syn 膊 bó shoulder / upper arm syn 膀臂 bǎng bì upper arm / arm / reliable helper / right-hand man syn 蕴 蘊 yùn to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity syn 挟 挾 xié (bound form) to clasp under the arm / (bound form) to coerce / (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc) / Taiwan pr. [xia2] syn 铆 鉚 mǎo to fasten with a rivet / to rivet / to hammer in a rivet / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength syn 不即不离 不即不離 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length syn 秤杆 秤桿 chèng gǎn the beam of a steelyard / a balance arm 众寡悬殊 眾寡懸殊 zhòng guǎ xuán shū (idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength syn 力臂 lì bì lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force) 膂 lǚ backbone / strength syn 藴 yùn variant of 蘊|蕴, to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity 人多势众 人多勢眾 rén duō shì zhòng many men, a great force (idiom) / many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers. syn 有气无力 有氣無力 yǒu qì wú lì weakly and without strength (idiom) / dispirited syn 强心针 強心針 qiáng xīn zhēn heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm 掰腕子 bāi wàn zi arm wrestling 