力 lì

1. lì noun force
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 齐心协力 'join minds and combine forces' (CC-CEDICT '力'; CCI p. 30; Guoyu '力' n 1; Kroll 2015 '力' 1, p. 262; Unihan '力'; XHZD '力' 1, p. 431)
2. lì noun Kangxi radical 19
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Power (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '力' n 8)
3. lì verb to exert oneself; to make an effort
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '力' v; Kroll 2015 '力' 2, p. 262; XHZD '力' 2, p. 431)
4. lì verb to force
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (XHZD '力' 3, p. 431)
5. lì adverb resolutely; strenuously
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '力'; Kroll 2015 '力' 1b, p. 262)
6. lì noun labor; forced labor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, in 苦力 coolie (Guoyu '力' n 6; Kroll 2015 '力' 2a, p. 262)
7. lì noun physical strength
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 体力 (CC-CEDICT '力'; Guoyu '力' n 2)
8. lì noun power
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 火力 thermal power (CC-CEDICT '力'; Guoyu '力' n 3)
9. lì proper noun Li
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '力'; Guoyu '力' n 7)
10. lì noun ability; capability
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 才能 (Guoyu '力' n 4; Kroll 2015 '力' 1a, p. 262; Unihan '力'; XHZD '力' 1, p. 431)
11. lì noun influence
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 权势 (Guoyu '力' n 5; Unihan '力')

Contained in

• 体力劳动(體力勞動) physical labor
• 热力(熱力) heat
• 鼎力 (honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help
• 免疫力 immunity
• 接力赛(接力賽) relay race
• 全力 all one's strength
• 地心吸力 gravitation
• 保力龙(保力龍) polystyrene
• 自不量力 to overestimate one's capabilities
• 绵力(綿力) one's limited power
• 力戒骄傲(力戒驕傲) guard against pride
• 人力资源(人力資源) human resources
• 欲振乏力 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength
• 滥用权力(濫用權力) abuse of power
• 菲力牛排 fillet steak
• 观察力(觀察力) power of observation; perception
• 硬实力(硬實力) hard power (i.e. military and economic power)
• 加大努力 to try harder; to redouble one's efforts
• 拼力 to spare no efforts
• 热力学(熱力學) thermodynamics
• 劳力(勞力) labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force
• 武力 military force ; heavily armed soldiers ; brave use of strength
• 力畜 draft animal; beast of burden
• 比腕力 arm wrestling
• 有力 powerful; forceful; vigorous
• 全力以赴 to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort; to do something with all one's strength
• 力求 to make every effort to; to do one's best
• 骨力 strength; vigorous (calligraphy)
• 力学传递(力學傳遞) mechanical transmission
• 量力而为(量力而為) to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly; to act according to one's means
• 约束力(約束力) (of a contract) binding (law)
• 戮力同心 concerted efforts in a common cause; united and working together
• 力大无穷(力大無窮) extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox
• 坐力 recoil (of a gun); backlash; reactive force
• 较力(較力) wrestle
• 范德华力(范德華力) (molecular physics) van der Waals force
• 力尽神危(力盡神危) totally exhausted as result of overexertion
• 权力纷争(權力紛爭) power struggle
• 压克力(壓克力) acrylic
• 强力(強力) physical force
• 打击军事力量(打擊軍事力量) counterforce
• 领悟力(領悟力) comprehension; perception; feeling
• 劳动力(勞動力) labor force; manpower
• 潜势力(潛勢力) hidden strength
• 力图(力圖) to try hard to; to strive to
• 力戒 to try everything to avoid; to guard against
• 物力 physical resources
• 人力车(人力車) rickshaw

Also contained in

拓跋力微 、 铁力 、 喜力

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Truncated for common words

• 卷一百一十　　　列傳第三十五　　　　諸夷蕃將 Volume 110 Biographies 35: Zhu Yi Fan Jiang New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 55
• 《力部》 Lì Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 48
• 卷三百二十九 列傳第二百十七 西域一 Volume 329 Biographies 217: Western Regions 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 36
• 卷一百〇九 列傳第五十九: 馮盎 阿史那社爾 契苾何力 黑齒常之 李多祚 李嗣業 白孝德 Volume 109 Biographies 59: Feng Gang, Ashinashe'er, Qibi Heli, Heichi Changzhi, Li Duozuo, Li Siye, Bai Xiaode Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 36
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 29
• 卷二百四十三 列傳第一百三十一 趙南星 鄒元標 孫慎行 高攀龍 馮從吾 Volume 243 Biographies 131: Zhao Nanxing, Zou Yuanbiao, Sun Shenxing, Gao Panlong, Feng Congwu History of Ming 明史 — count: 24
• 卷二百二十四 列傳第一百十二 嚴清 宋纁 陸光祖 孫鑨 陳有年 孫丕揚 蔡國珍 楊時喬 Volume 224 Biographies 112: Yan Qing, Song Xun, Lu Guangzu, Sun Long, Chen Younian, Sun Piyang, Cai Guozhen, Yang Shiqiao History of Ming 明史 — count: 23
• 卷三百三十 列傳第二百十八 西域二 Volume 330 Biographies 218: Western Regions 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
• 卷三百三十二 列傳第二百二十 西域四 Volume 332 Biographies 220: Western Regions 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
• 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 22

Collocations

• 民力 (民力) 謂民力之普存也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 23
• 力能 (力能) 力能則進 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
• 任力 (任力) 興事任力 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 6
• 知力 (知力) 天子以其知力爲未足獨治天下 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 5
• 同力 (同力) 爾眾士同力王室 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 胤征 Xia Shu - Punitive Expedition of Yin — count: 5
• 力不足 (力不足) 我未見力不足者 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 4. 《里仁》 Li Ren — count: 5
• 力不能 (力不能) 力不能救 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧載馳 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Zai Chi — count: 5
• 旅力 (旅力) 旅力方剛 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧北山 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Bei Shan — count: 3
• 戮力 (戮力) 與之戮力 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 3
• 众力 (眾力) 夏王率遏眾力 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 3