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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

力气 [lìqi]
  1. 1. noun strength
    生病后我走路没力气
    After the illness I didn't have enough strength to walk.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

力气 [lìqi]
  1. 1. physical strength; effort; strength
    他连上楼的力气都没有。
    He hasn't even the strength to walk upstairs.
    他的力气不小。
    He has great strength.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

力气 [lìqi]
  1. 1. 肌肉收缩所产生的能量
    他浑身有用不完的力气
  2. 2. 跟"气力"不同。"力气"多指体力;"气力"除指体力外,还包含精神。

Examples

有把力气
be quite strong
白费力气
waste one's energy
使尽吃奶的力气
strain every muscle
他连上楼的力气都没有。
He hasn't even the strength to walk upstairs.
我自问是花过不少力气的。
I flatter myself that I have spared no pains.
他总还是个孩子,哪能像大人那样有力气
After all, he's only a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?
力气
put forth strength; make an effort; exert oneself
别看他身形彪壮,力气却不大。
Although he looks hefty, he doesn’t have much strength.
他病怏怏的,干活时一点力气都没有。
He is so ill that he has no strength to work.

Word Decomposition


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Related Measure Words

  [bǎ] |  一把力气
  [gǔ] |  一股力气
  [shēn] |  一身力气

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