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  *力* | 力* | *力
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
HSK 3
power; force; strength
HSK 3
strength
HSK 3
to exert all one's strength
HSK 4
physical strength
HSK 4
strength / intensity / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
physical strength / physical power
HSK 5
with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support)
HSK 6
main force / main strength of an army
HSK 7-9
character; moral strength; integrity / (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
HSK 7-9
strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics
HSK 7-9
personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
HSK 7-9
enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength
HSK 7-9
key strength / strong suit / specialty
HSK 7-9
to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort
HSK 7-9
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
HSK 7-9
to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
powerless / lacking strength
HSK 7-9
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  *劲* | 劲* | *劲
strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL: / Taiwan pr. [jing4]
pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally
number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc)
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  *铆* | 铆* | *铆
to fasten with a rivet; to rivet / to hammer in a rivet / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength
military strength / armed forces / troops
stickiness; gluing strength / viscosity
body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired / spent
military strength / military power / military capability
weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
vigor; strength; vitality
strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy)
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
strength / energy / vigor / talent
to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
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  *蕴* | 蕴* | *蕴
to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity
arm strength
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
lacking in strength; weak; feeble / not up to the task
full complement / at full strength / no vacancies
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square
eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
strength / power / efficacy
mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
muscles and bones / physique / strength / courage
to estimate one's strength
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden
with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom) / to hide one's light under a bushel
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around / to bluff / to bluster
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
(idiom) lacking strength and support
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
(strength of one's) grip
courage and strength
exerting all one's strength
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  *膂* | 膂* | *膂
backbone / strength
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
national strength / situation in a state
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
strength / bodily strength / brawn
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
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  *藴* | 藴* | *藴
variant of 蘊|蕴, to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity
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  *卯* | 卯* | *卯
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), Year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆)
army strength / military prowess or potential
(of battery level, signal level etc) at full capacity; at maximum strength
physical strength; power
asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength / (market) niche
competitive strength / competitiveness
bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) / fig. the more people, the more strength
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) / to bully
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
extraordinary strength / super strong / strong as an ox
(Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
tensile strength
explosive force / strength of an explosion
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
Samson, biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for his strength and feats against the Philistines
Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄
having matchless strength
lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) / fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树
a show of strength
probative value / strength of evidence in legal proof / relevance
economic strength
military strength / military power
all one's strength
each displays their own strengths (idiom)
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

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