劳力
láo lì
Pinyin

Definition

劳力
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láo lì
  1. labor
  2. able-bodied worker
  3. laborer
  4. work force

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 surname Li
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops
chū lì
  1. 1 to exert oneself
chuàng zào lì
  1. 1 ingenuity
  2. 2 creativity

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)
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
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)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)

Sample Sentences

生活过得好了,人反而就迷惘了。我想我们父母那一代,靠劳力辛苦过日子的人,就没这个时间迷惘。
shēnghuó guò de hǎo le ,rén fǎnér jiù míwǎng le 。wǒ xiǎng wǒmen fùmǔ nà yī dài ,kào láolì xīnkǔ guò rìzi de rén ,jiù méi zhè ge shíjiān míwǎng 。
When getting on well in life, one often becomes bewildered. When I think of our parent's generation, the people that had to get on by working laboriously hard, they just didn't have the time to be uncertain.