给力 (給力)
gěi lì
Pinyin

Definition

给力 (給力)
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gěi lì
  1. cool
  2. nifty
  3. awesome
  4. impressive
  5. to put in extra effort

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)
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

Sample Sentences

真的吗？这快递速度真给力。那包包质量怎么样？
zhēnde ma ？zhè kuàidì sùdù zhēn gěilì 。nà bāobāo zhìliàng zěnmeyàng ？
Really? The delivery speed is awesome. How is the quality of the bag?
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有点儿。这该死的空调一点都不给力，我都快冻死了。
yǒudiǎnr 。zhè gāisǐ de kōngtiáo yīdiǎn dōu bù gěilì ，wǒ dōu kuài dòng sǐ le 。
A bit. That damned air conditioner totally sucks. I'm already freezing to death.
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他问：“老师，‘给力’是什么意思？”
tā wèn ：“lǎoshī ，‘gěilì ’shì shénme yìsi ？”
He asked: "Teacher, what does 'gei li' mean?"
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给力
gěilì
Cool.
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给力”到底是什么意思？
gěilì ”dàodǐ shì shénme yìsi ？
What in the world does 'geili' mean?
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给力就是“带劲儿”、“厉害”、“让你满意”之类的意思。可以用的范围很广。连媒体都在抢着用。咱不用的话，岂不是out了！
gěilì jiùshì “dàijìnr ”、“lìhai ”、“ràng nǐ mǎnyì ”zhīlèi de yìsi 。kěyǐ yòng de fànwéi hěn guǎng 。lián méitǐ dōu zài qiǎng zhe yòng 。zá bùyòng dehuà ，qǐbùshì out le ！
'Geili' is like energetic, powerful, satisfying - that kind of thing. It can be used in a lot of situations. Even the media has already started using it. If we don't use it - then we'll be 'out'!
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你们都在说“给力不给力”的，给力到底是什么意思？
nǐmen dōu zài shuō “gěilì bù gěilì ”de ，gěilì dàodǐ shì shénme yìsi ？
You guys keep saying 'geili' this and 'geili' that. What does 'geili' actually mean?
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要过年了，希望年终奖给力些，不然又要过个囧年！
yào guònián le ，xīwàng niánzhōngjiǎng gěilì xiē ，bùrán yòu yào guò gè jiǒng nián ！
It's almost the New Year. I hope the New Year bonuses are actually worth something. Otherwise I'll have to suffer through another crappy year!
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这几天下大雪，而且快递都回家过春节了，肯定很不给力嘛！
zhè jǐ tiān xià dàxuě ，érqiě kuàidì dōu huíjiā guò Chūnjié le ，kěndìng hěn bù gěilì ma ！
It's been snowing really heavily lately. Also, all the delivery people have gone home for Spring Festival. It'll definitely take ages!
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冷死了，办公室的空调真不给力！
lěng sǐ le ，bàngōngshì de kōngtiáo zhēn bù gěilì ！
It's freezing. The air-conditioner in the office is so weak!
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