力

• 拼音: lì
• 汉字拆解: 力 = pictograph of a plough or a flexed arm, representing physical effort and strength

含义

Strength; power; force. The fundamental word for physical or abstract strength.

A highly versatile character that appears in dozens of compounds: 力量 (strength), 努力 (effort), 能力 (ability), 力气 (physical strength), 压力 (pressure), 动力 (motivation). On its own, 力 refers to force or power in general. In everyday speech, 力气 is more common for physical strength, while 力 alone is used in more literary or compound contexts.

例句

1. 他的力真大，一个人就搬动了那张桌子。
2. 小孩子力不够，需要大人帮忙。
3. 他用了很大的力才把瓶盖拧开。

用法指南

语境: physical strength, abstract power, compounds

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他力气很大，一个人就能搬那张桌子。(He's very strong — he can move that table by himself.)
• 我们要用自己的力改变生活。(We must use our own strength to change our lives.)

错误说法

• 我的力很累。(力 cannot be tired — say 我没力气了 for I'm out of strength or 我很累 for I'm tired.)

起源与历史

A pictograph of a plough or a muscular arm exerting effort. One of the oldest Chinese characters, representing the concept of physical force.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal