| 力 | 1215A30 91.50 | 部居  | 畫數 2 | ㄌㄧˋ [li4] | ||
| N. | (1) Ability, capacity, mental power: 目力; 眼力 eyesight; 耳力 sense of hearing; 體力 bodily strength; 精力 mental energy; 生力，生命力 vitality; 生殖力 virility, fecundity; 毅力 strength of purpose, perseverance; 能力 ability; 魄力 energy, strength of character; 魅力 magic power; 記憶力 memory; 智力 intelligence; 創造力 creativity; 才力 talent; 影響力 influence; 號召力 public appeal; 財力 financial power; 勢力（範圍） (sphere of) influence; 國力 national power; 人力 manpower; 兵力 armed forces; 武力 military might; 盡力而為 do one's utmost; 力不從心 lacking the ability to do what one would like to do; 力不勝任 without the required ability to undertake a given task; 力之所及 what lies in one's power to carry out. (2) (Phys.) force, energy, power: 張力 tension; 水力 hydraulic power; 電力 electric power; 火力 thermodynamic power; 動力 motive power; 向心力 centripetal force; 離心力 centrifugal force. (3) Muscular strength: 力大無比 without a match in physical prowess; 力氣 [li4qi0]↓; 力氣活兒 work requiring physical exertions; 力量 [li4liang4]↓; 力可拔山 so strong as to be able to lift a mountain; 筋疲力盡 utterly exhausted, dead tired; 力竭聲嘶 with voice hoarse and not an ounce of strength left; 膂力過人 physically stronger than other people. (4) Physical labor: 苦力 a coolie; 力伕，力役 [li4fu1], [li4yi4]↓. (5) A surname. | |||||
| Adv. | Energetically, vigorously, strenuously: 力求上進 strive vigorously to improve oneself, to do better; 力圖自強 (of nations) struggle to stand on one's own feet; 力耕 engage in farming; 力田 ditto; 力戰 fight with all one's might; 力請 to request most ardently; 力行不怠 do (s.t.) persistently without letup; 力爭上游 endeavor to gain the upper hand; 力疾從公 continue to attend to one's duties in spite of illness; 據理力爭 make utmost efforts to fight for one's point of view. | |||||
| Words | 1. 力巴 [li4ba0], n., (northern dial.) a layman, an outsider, a person not in the trade (also 力把，力巴頭，力巴兒，力笨兒). 2. 力氣 [li4qi0], n., strength, energy: 沒有力氣 weak physically. 3. 力錢 [li4qian2], n., a tip, gratuity paid to bearer of gifts. 4. 力伕 [li4fu1], n., a porter. 5. 力量 [li4liang4], n., strength, force, power: 感人的力量 power to inspire people. 6. 力士 [li4shi4], n., a person of great physical strength, (boxing) a prize fighter; oft. 大力士. 7. 力學 [li4xUe2], n., (phys.) mechanics. 8. 力役 [li4yi4], n., conscript labor, labor service. | |||||