力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 私人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique 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] 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 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 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) 损人利己 損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) / personal gain to the detriment of others syn 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 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 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 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior 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 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 等 děng to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 个人 個人 gè rén individual / personal / oneself syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 私事 sī shì personal matters syn 人身 rén shēn person / personal / human body syn 服饰 服飾 fú shì apparel / clothing and personal adornment syn 亲身 親身 qīn shēn personal / oneself syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 衣物 yī wù clothing / clothing and other personal items syn 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 私自 sī zì private / personal / secretly / without explicit approval syn 仇人 chóu rén foe / one's personal enemy syn 私情 sī qíng personal considerations / love affair syn 专属 專屬 zhuān shǔ to belong or be dedicated exclusively to / proprietary / private / personal syn 称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom syn 操守 cāo shǒu personal integrity syn 人名 rén míng personal name syn 私利 sī lì personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest 私仇 sī chóu personal grudge 切身 qiè shēn direct / concerning oneself / personal syn 私房 sī fang personal / private / confidential syn 揩油 kāi yóu to secretively take advantage of others or public resources for minor personal gain / to grope a woman or girl syn 亲和力 親和力 qīn hé lì (personal) warmth / approachability / accessibility / (in a product) user friendliness / (chemistry) affinity 私交 sī jiāo personal friendship syn 奋不顾身 奮不顧身 fèn bù gù shēn to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils syn 现身说法 現身說法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example syn 素养 素養 sù yǎng (personal) accomplishment / attainment in self-cultivation syn 嫡系 dí xì direct line of descent / under one's personal command / school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine syn 利己 lì jǐ personal profit / to benefit oneself syn 