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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *力* | 力* | *力
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
HSK 3
power; force; strength
HSK 3
physical strength
HSK 4
strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics
HSK 7-9
to make every effort to / striving to do one's best
HSK 7-9
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
HSK 7-9
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
HSK 7-9
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
to strongly recommend
to practice diligently / to act energetically
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *力* | 力* | *力
surname Li
mechanics / to study hard
to prevail with difficulty
strong man / sumo wrestler
(Tw) to put one's efforts into (sth) / to work at (sth)
to try hard to / to strive to
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
extraordinary strength / super strong / strong as an ox
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions
beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
to fight with all one's might
force field (physics)
beyond one's power (to do sth)
to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) / a masterpiece
not to be up to the task (idiom) / incompetent
torque
advocate strongly
by force / to conquer by force of arms / power
to urge / to press (for action)
to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition
payment to a porter
Lifan Group (auto manufacturer in Chongqing)
lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)
draft animal / beast of burden
strength / power / efficacy
moment of forces (mechanics)
to try everything to avoid; to guard against
to seek to protect / to ensure / to maintain / to guard
to assault / to attack in force
Lipovitan (energy drink)
mechanical wave
to support / to back
Reeb, a beer brand
Lippo (Group) (Indonesian conglomerate)
Rio Tinto (UK-Australian mining corporation)
fulcrum / center of force
mechanical transmission
having matchless strength
(loanword) liqueur
mechanical transmission
libido (loanword)
(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
balance of power
to block / to prevent by force


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