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strength
HSK 3
power; force; strength
HSK 3
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  *力* | 力* | *力
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
HSK 3
physical strength
HSK 4
to exert all one's strength
HSK 4
physical strength / physical power
HSK 5
strength / intensity / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support)
HSK 6
strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics
HSK 7-9
powerless / lacking strength
HSK 7-9
main force / main strength of an army
HSK 7-9
character; moral strength; integrity / (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
HSK 7-9
key strength / strong suit / specialty
HSK 7-9
personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
HSK 7-9
enthusiasm / zeal / vigor / strength
HSK 7-9
to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
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
eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments
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)
vigor; strength; vitality
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  *膂* | 膂* | *膂
backbone / strength
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  *蘊* | 蘊* | *蘊
to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity
competitive strength / competitiveness
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom) / to hide one's light under a bushel
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc)
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  *勁* | 勁* | *勁
strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL: / Taiwan pr. [jing4]
fighting strength
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around / to bluff / to bluster
pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally
to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
muscles and bones / physique / strength / courage
all one's strength / with might and main
military strength / armed forces / troops
strength / energy / vigor / talent
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄
display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength / (market) niche
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
extraordinary strength / super strong / strong as an ox
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired / spent
displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
grip strength; hand strength
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
(idiom) lacking strength and support
tremendous strength (idiom)
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
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
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
(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
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  *鉚* | 鉚* | *鉚
to fasten with a rivet; to rivet / to hammer in a rivet / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength
explosive force / strength of an explosion
with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) / fig. the more people, the more strength
Samson, biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for his strength and feats against the Philistines
to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
arm strength
lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) / fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
all one's strength
(Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
national strength / situation in a state
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
strength of character / vigorous style (of calligraphy)
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
lacking in strength; weak; feeble / not up to the task
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden
lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. slight physical strength
mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength
full complement / at full strength / no vacancies
courage and strength
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
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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)
(strength of one's) grip
strength / bodily strength / brawn
bone structure and physiognomy / the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom) / to bully
exerting all one's strength
a show of strength
to estimate one's strength
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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
to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort
stickiness; gluing strength / viscosity
strength / power / efficacy
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
army strength / military prowess or potential
tensile strength

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