力
lì
power
surname Li; force; strength; ability; strenuously
a picture of 力 → muscular arm or plow under strain
The character originally depicted either a plow biting into soil or a flexed arm, both images of effort and exertion. That single curved stroke captures the bent, loaded shape of something pushing hard against resistance.
他用力把门推开了。
tā yòng lì bǎ mén tuī kāi le。
He used force to push the door open.
这个工作需要很大的体力。
zhè ge gōng zuò xū yào hěn dà de tǐ lì。
This job requires a great deal of physical strength.
Words with 力
力图
lì tú
to try hard to
魄力
pò lì
courage
省力
shěng lì
to save labor
菲力
fēi lì
fillet (loanword)
恶势力
è shì lì
evil forces
观察力
guān chá lì
power of observation
伟力
wěi lì
mighty force
全力
quán lì
with all one's strength
齐心合力
qí xīn hé lì
to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort
余力
yú lì
energy left over (to do sth else)
笔力
bǐ lì
vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing
军事力量
jūn shì lì liang
military strength