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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

用力 [yònglì]
  1. 1. verb exert oneself
    用力举起了大石头。
    He really exerted himself lifting the big stone.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用力 [yònglì]
  1. 1. exert oneself (physically); put forth one's strength; hard
    用力过度
    overexert oneself
    用力喊叫
    shout at the top of one's voice
    用力把门推了一下
    give the door a hard push

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用力 [yònglì]
  1. 1. 用劲
    用力踢了一脚。

Examples

用力过猛
use too much strength; overexert oneself
用力把门扭开
wrench the door open
用力一扔,石块脱手飞了出去。
With a powerful fling he sent the stone flying.
用力喊叫
shout at the top of one's voice
他猛一用力,将球掷扔出好远。
With a sudden effort, he threw the ball a great distance.
她扫地总是很用力,灰尘都播扬起来了。
She sweeps the ground with too much force, raising a lot of dust.
由于钻孔时用力过猛,他把墙壁穿破了。
Because he used much strength, he drilled through the wall.
我推箱子时用力过猛,把腰闪了。
I strained my back for I used too much strength when pushing the box.

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