力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous 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 巨龙 巨龍 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2]) / (slang) big dick / schlong 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 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 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 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature 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 排山倒海 pái shān dǎo hǎi lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom) / earth-shattering / fig. gigantic / of spectacular significance 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 军事实力 軍事實力 jūn shì shí lì military strength / military power 鲲鹏 鯤鵬 kūn péng kun 鯤|鲲[kun1] and peng 鵬|鹏[Peng2], mythological beasts / peng, a gigantic bird transformed from the kun syn 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 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 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 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 国势 國勢 guó shì national strength / situation in a state 以逸待劳 以逸待勞 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom) 以强凌弱 以強凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom) syn 倾巢而出 傾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū the whole nest came out (idiom) / to turn out in full strength 奋武扬威 奮武揚威 fèn wǔ yáng wēi a show of strength 疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn 疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 反射指数 反射指數 echo strength / target strength 回声强度 回聲強度 huí shēng qiǎng duó echo strength / target strength 目标强度 目標強度 mù biāo qiǎng duó echo strength / target strength 断裂强度 斷裂強度 duàn liè qiáng dù rupture strength / breaking strength 手劲 手勁 shǒu jìn grip strength / hand strength 缚鸡之力 縛雞之力 fù jī zhī lì lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. slight physical strength 骨法 gǔ fǎ bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy) 核威 hé wēi nuclear strength / nuclear might 经济力量 經濟力量 jīng jì lì liang economic strength 大势至菩萨 大勢至菩薩 dà shì zhì pú sà Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva 使尽 使盡 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength 利基 lì jī asset that gives a competitive advantage / a strength / (market) niche 力大无比 力大無比 lì dà wú bǐ having matchless strength 勇力 yǒng lì courage and strength 吃奶之力 chī nǎi zhī lì all one's strength 吃奶的力气 吃奶的力氣 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength 团结就是力量 團結就是力量 tuán jié jiù shì lì liang unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943) 大雄宝殿 大雄寶殿 dà xióng bǎo diàn Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[da4 xiong2] 心有余，力不足 心有餘，力不足 xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 