用力
yòng lì
Pinyin

Definition

用力
 - 
yòng lì
  1. to exert oneself physically

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
用户
yòng hù
  1. 1 user
  2. 2 consumer
  3. 3 subscriber
  4. 4 customer
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]
不用
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
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
享用
xiǎng yòng
  1. 1 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
使用者
shǐ yòng zhě
  1. 1 user
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
免疫力
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity

Idioms (20)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
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)
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
  1. 1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
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

Sample Sentences

这可是有根有据的，你想，严肃的人下巴是不是经常用力，这里的肌肉出力久了，不是就自然而然变方了吗？
zhè kěshì yǒu gēn yǒu jù de ，nǐ xiǎng ，yánsù de rén xiàba shìbushì jīngcháng yònglì ，zhèlǐ de jīròu chū lì jiǔ le ，bùshì jiù zìránérrán biàn fāng le ma ？
I've got a basis for that. Think about it. Don't serious people exert their chins quite a lot? So when the muscles are exerted for long enough, they will naturally become square, no?
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土部的“地”，用力地挖土。
tǔ bù de “de ”，yònglì de wā tǔ 。
The "de" with the earth radical, digging earth heartedly.
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对，除了营钉也要把营绳拿来把营绳绑好，用力拉住帐篷，然后另外一端绑在营钉上，四十五度角朝帐篷方向把营钉钉下去。
duì ，chúle yíngdīng yě yào bǎ yíngshéng ná lái bǎ yíngshéng bǎng hǎo ，yònglì lā zhù zhàngpéng ，ránhòu lìngwài yī duān bǎng zài yíngdīng shàng ，sìshíwǔ dù jiǎo cháo zhàngpéng fāngxiàng bǎ yíngdīng dìng xiàqu 。
Yes, as well as the pegs bring the guide ropes. Tie the guide ropes tight. Pull the main tent, then tie the other end to the pegs, then hammer the pegs into the ground at an angle of 45 degrees towards the tent.
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下巴轻轻往上，不要用力往后仰，颈椎会受伤。
xiàba qīngqīng wǎngshàng ，bú yào yònglì wǎnghòu yǎng ，jǐngzhuī huì shòushāng 。
Try to push your chin up gently, but don't try to lean back too far, to prevent hurting your vertebrae.
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比较用力。
bǐjiào yònglì 。
Pretty useful.
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要离前面的车子远点，不要用力踩油门和刹车，要一点一点踩。
yào lí qiánmian de chēzi yuǎn diǎnr ，bù yào yònglì cǎi yóumén hé shāchē ，yào yīdiǎn yīdiǎn cǎi 。
You'll need to stay a bit further away from the car in front of you. Don't step too hard on the gas or breaks; you just need to tap on it.
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在确认周围没有明火的情况下，王强用力撞开门，随后便扑来一阵刺鼻的煤气味。
zài quèrèn zhōuwéi méiyǒu mínghuǒ de qíngkuàng xià ，Wáng Qiáng yònglì zhuàng kāi mén ，suíhòu biàn pūlái yīzhèn cìbí de méiqìwèi 。
After confirming that there were no open flames in the vicinity, Wang Qiang forced the door open. As he did so, the pungent smell of gas rushed out.
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他用力地拍了一下那个巨人的头，说：“你干吗打我？”
tā yònglì de pāi le yīxià nàge jùrén de tóu ，shuō ：“nǐ gànmá dǎ wǒ ？”
He smacked the other giant on the head hard and said: “Why did you hit me?”
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用力划！用力！
yònglì huá ！yònglì ！
Row harder! Row!
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哎，不对，不对。你怎么拔稻子啊？割稻子是用镰刀割的，像这样，一只手抓住稻草，另一只手抓住镰刀，在根部上来一点的地方，用力地割下去。你看，这样多快！
āi ，bù duì ，bù duì 。nǐ zěnme bá dàozi a ？gē dàozi shì yòng liándāo gē de ，xiàng zhèyàng ，yī zhī shǒu zhuāzhù dàocǎo ，lìng yī zhī shǒu zhuāzhù liándāo ，zài gēnbù shànglái yīdiǎn de dìfang ，yònglì de gē xiàqu 。nǐ kàn ，zhèyàng duō kuài ！
Hey, that's not right! Why are you pulling up the rice? When we harvest, we use a sickle – like this: with one hand grab the rice straw, and with the other hand hold the sickle. Grab it a little bit above the root and cut it with force. See, this way it goes really quickly!
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