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power; force; strength
HSK 3
strength
HSK 3
physical strength
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *力* | 力* | *力
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
HSK 3
to exert all one's strength
HSK 4
strength / intensity / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
HSK 7-9
main force / main strength of an army
HSK 7-9
physical strength / physical power
HSK 5
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
character; moral strength; integrity / (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
HSK 7-9
strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics
HSK 7-9
with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support)
HSK 6
enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength
HSK 7-9
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around / to bluff / to bluster
lacking in strength; weak; feeble / not up to the task
(idiom) lacking strength and support
personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
HSK 7-9
mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
military strength / armed forces / troops
arm strength
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
powerless / lacking strength
HSK 7-9
display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments
displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
strength / power / efficacy
vigor; strength; vitality
(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
to exert all one's strength
grip strength; hand strength
military strength / military power
tremendous strength (idiom)
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)
unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
military strength / military power / military capability
number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc)
to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort
HSK 7-9
pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally
body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired / spent
strength / bodily strength / brawn
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) / to bully
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
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.
(strength of one's) grip
a show of strength
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
physical strength; power
fighting strength
economic strength
to estimate one's strength
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength / (market) niche
competitive strength / competitiveness
having matchless strength
full complement / at full strength / no vacancies
extraordinary strength / super strong / strong as an ox
strength / energy / vigor / talent
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蘊* | 蘊* | *蘊
to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
probative value / strength of evidence in legal proof / relevance
courage and strength
(of battery level, signal level etc) at full capacity; at maximum strength
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom) / to hide one's light under a bushel
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
exerting all one's strength
to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
all one's strength
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *勁* | 勁* | *勁
strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL: / Taiwan pr. [jing4]
(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) / fig. the more people, the more strength
to exert all one's strength
bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
explosive force / strength of an explosion
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
all one's strength
Samson, biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for his strength and feats against the Philistines
weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
key strength / strong suit / specialty
HSK 7-9
lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. slight physical strength
strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy)
tensile strength
military strength / military force(s)

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