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 实力 實力 shí lì strength 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 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 满员 滿員 mǎn yuán full complement / at full strength / no vacancies 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 元气 元氣 yuán qì vigor / strength / vitality syn 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength syn 红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) 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 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force 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 集团军 集團軍 jí tuán jūn army grouping / collective army 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 正规军 正規軍 zhèng guī jūn regular army / standing army 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 爆炸力 bào zhà lì explosive force / strength of an explosion 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 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) 力道 lì dào strength / power / efficacy 调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng to move an army and send a general (idiom) / to deploy an army / to send a team on a task syn 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 关东军 關東軍 guān dōng jūn Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII 军事实力 軍事實力 jūn shì shí lì military strength / military power 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 元军 元軍 yuán jūn Mongol army / army of Yuan dynasty 膂力 lǚ lì strength / bodily strength / brawn syn 项英 項英 xiàng yīng Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍|新四军[Xin1 si4 jun1], killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4] 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 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 蕴 蘊 yùn to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity syn 铆 鉚 mǎo to fasten with a rivet / to rivet / to hammer in a rivet / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength syn 常胜军 常勝軍 cháng shèng jūn Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels 兵痞 bīng pǐ army riffraff / army ruffian / soldier of fortune syn 众寡悬殊 眾寡懸殊 zhòng guǎ xuán shū (idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength syn 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 进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 军 軍 jūn (bound form) army / military syn 少校 shào xiào junior ranking officer in Chinese army / major / lieutenant commander 巡逻 巡邏 xún luó to patrol (police, army or navy) syn 中校 zhōng xiào middle ranking officer in Chinese army / lieutenant colonel / commander 服役 fú yì to serve in the army / in active service syn 陆军 陸軍 lù jūn army / ground forces syn 美军 美軍 měi jūn US army / US armed forces 下士 xià shì lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy) 参军 參軍 cān jūn to join the army / (official title in imperial China) military adviser / aide-de-camp syn 叛军 叛軍 pàn jūn rebel army 当兵 當兵 dāng bīng to serve in the army / to be a soldier syn 巡逻队 巡邏隊 xún luó duì (army, police) patrol 入伍 rù wǔ to enter the army / to enlist syn 新兵 xīn bīng new (army) recruit syn 大军 大軍 dà jūn army / main forces syn 