毅力
yì lì
Pinyin

Definition

毅力
 - 
yì lì
  1. perseverance
  2. willpower

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
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength

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)
刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè
  1. 1 resolute and taciturn (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

Sample Sentences

乖乖，考了八次？吓死宝宝了，除了惊异于你契而不舍的毅力，你这花钱不手软的财力也是让人艳羡啊！诶，您老这么多闲钱不如投资投资我呗。
guāiguāi ，kǎo le bā cì ？hèsǐ bǎobao le ，chúle jīngyì yú nǐ qìérbùshě de yìlì ，nǐ zhè huāqián bù shǒuruǎn de cáilì yě shì ràngrén yànxiàn ā ！èi ，nín lǎo zhème duō xián qián bùrú tóuzī tóuzī wǒ bēi 。
Oh darling, you've taken the test eight times? How frightful! It's not only your unwavering persistence I'm taken aback by, but your wealth in throwing so much good money after bad is also astounding! Ah! If you have so much money lying around, why don't you just invest it instead.
Go to Lesson 
这点我也赞同！吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。我跟温州人打过交道，他们的吃苦精神绝对让人佩服。我有个温州女客户，她十八岁的时候就跟着两个哥哥一起去新疆创业，在火车上站了三天三夜，腿都站肿了。就是凭着这样一股毅力，一年之后，他们背回了一麻袋的钱。
zhè diǎn wǒ yě zàntóng ！chīdékǔzhōngkǔ, fāngwéirénshàngrén 。wǒ gēn Wēnzhōurén dǎ guò jiāodào ，tāmen de chīkǔ jīngshén juéduì ràngrén pèifú 。wǒ yǒu gè Wēnzhōu nǚ kèhù ，tā shí bā suì de shíhou jiù gēnzhe liǎng gè gēge yīqǐ qù Xīnjiāng chuàngyè ，zài huǒchē shàng zhàn le sān tiān sān yè ，tuǐ dōu zhàn zhǒng le 。jiùshì píng zhe zhèyàng yī gǔ yìlì ，yī nián zhīhòu ，tāmen bēi huí le yī mádài de qián 。
This I agree with! If you want to be successful, you have to work hard. I've dealt with a few Wenzhounese. Their attitude towards working hard is definitely worthy of admiration. I have a female client from Wenzhou. When she was 18 she went to Xinjiang with two of her brothers to start a business. They had to stand on the train for 3 days and 3 nights. She stood so long her legs swelled up. Using that same willpower, they earned a ton of money and came back a year later.
Go to Lesson 
Go to Lesson