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]

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)

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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