力道
lì dào
Pinyin

Definition

力道
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lì dào
  1. strength
  2. power
  3. efficacy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
能力
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
难道
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
乏力
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
免疫力
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
全力
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
公道
gōng dào
  1. 1 justice
  2. 2 fairness
  3. 3 public highway
兵力
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops
出道
chū dào
  1. 1 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
  2. 2 to start one's career
创造力
chuàng zào lì
  1. 1 ingenuity
  2. 2 creativity
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

她性子太急了，浮浮躁躁的找不到平衡力道的方法，陶坯全都让她整成泥浆了。
tā xìngzi tài jí le ，fúfúzàozào de zhǎo bùdào pínghéng lìdào de fāngfǎ ，táopī quándōu ràng tā zhěng chéng níjiāng le 。
She’s got a bit of an anxious temperament, she was impatient and couldn’t find a balance of pressure in her method, so all the clay turned to mud in her hands.
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这样力道可以吗？
zhèyàng lìdào kěyǐ ma ？
Am I being too heavy handed with you?
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