精力
 jīng lì
 Pinyin
Definition
精力
 - 
              - energy
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不遗余力
  - 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
  - 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
兵精粮足
  - 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
- 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
力不胜任
  - 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
- 2 incompetent
力不从心
  - 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
- 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Sample Sentences
对于教师来讲,我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等,尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示,“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司,与一线管理技术人员交流座谈,但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾,但目前来讲,也没有别的解决办法。”
  "For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
当年精力可真充沛,三更半夜还精神抖擞,通宵一夜第二天还能直接去上课。
  At that time, energy levels were very high. In the middle of the night, I was still full of energy and I could go to class the next day.
我个人觉得学习语言没有捷径。主要看你愿不愿意在学习上花更多的时间和精力。有的人可能会说我工作实在太忙,挤不出大块儿的时间学习。但其实我们完全可以利用零碎的时间去记生词、写汉字。
  Personally, I feel that there are no shortcuts to learning a language. It mainly depends on whether you are willing to spend more time and effort studying. Some people may say that I am really too busy with work and couldn't find a large chunk of time to study. But actually I can use scraps of time here and there to remember new words and write characters.
那这个和微博有什么区别?当初我们花了很多精力来培育微博粉丝,现在再花精力来增加微信订阅会不会重复?
  Then what is the difference between this and Weibo? At the outset, we spent a lot of energy cultivating Weibo followers. Isn't it redundant to expend effort again now to increase Weixin subscriptions?
可是大麻是毒品啊!美国不也每年花很多钱和精力去缉毒吗?
  But marijuana is a drug! Doesn't America also spend lots of money and effort every year to bust drug dealers?
呵呵,虽然我现在没时间也没精力谈恋爱,但我宁愿一辈子单身,也不敢闪婚。我另一个朋友也是闪婚的,没多久就离了,好端端的一个女孩子一下子就成了离婚女人,这就是闪婚的代价。
  Heh-heh, though I don't have the time or the energy to get into a relationship right now, I'd rather be single my whole life. I wouldn't dare have a 'flash wedding'. I have another friend who had a 'flash marriage' and not long after, she was divorced. Just like that a perfectly good girl became a divorcee. That's the price of a 'flash wedding'.
就是利用一切机会认识男人。要舍得为找对象花费时间和精力。老当宅女,难不成好男人会送货上门?
  Just use every opportunity you get to meet men. You have to be willing to spend time and energy on finding a partner. Just being a homebody, do you really think a good man will land right on your doorstep?
一般来说,男人结婚以后就觉得稳固了,会把更多的精力放到工作和赚钱上。别老用女人的心思猜男人的心理,觉得他忽视你了什么的,多理解他信任他反而更能增进感情。同时自己也要努力做一个自信,成熟,有魅力的女性。
  Usually, after a man gets married he feels more stable and will put more energy into work and earning money. Don’t always use your perspective as a woman when trying to figure out a man. Also, don't always think he's ignoring you and such. Try to understand him and be more trusting, and thereby deepen your relationship. At the same time, you also have to work hard at being a confident, mature and charming woman.
你没听说啊,现在公务员考试是千军万马过独木桥,通过率很低的。如果没通过的话,时间和精力不都浪费了吗?
  You haven't heard? Right now, tons of people are taking the government employment exam, and it's really competitive. The percentage of people who pass is very low. If you don't pass, you've wasted all your time and energy, have you not?
哎,我可没有这种精力。搞了半天,最后还不一定有结果。到时候,别人都搬走了,水电煤也没了,你怎么住?我情愿快点住新房子。
  (Sigh.)  I certainly don't have that kind of energy.  And after all that, in the end there's no guarantee of any results.  When the time comes and everyone else has moved away, there's no water, electricity, or gas, then how will you live?  I'd rather move into a new place sooner.