原动力
yuán dòng lì
Pinyin

Definition

原动力
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yuán dòng lì
  1. motive force
  2. prime mover
  3. first cause
  4. agent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
原
Yuán
  1. 1 Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
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]
魅力
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
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

Idioms (20)

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)
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)
勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
  1. 1 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)

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