力气 lìqi physical strength
physical strength; effort
How to remember 力气: 力 power + 气 air = physical strength.
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How it is used
- Physical strength / effort - 有力气 (yǒu lìqi) to be strong; 花力气 (huā lìqi) expend effort; qi is neutral tone.
- The bodily strength you use to lift/push, and the exertion spent doing something.
- Contrast 力量 (lìliàng), a broader/more abstract 'power/force'; 力气 is muscular, everyday physical strength.
Example sentences
- 我没力气了。 Wǒ méi lìqì le.I have no strength.
- 我没力气继续尝试了。 Wǒ méi lìqì jìxù chángshì le.I don't have the strength to keep trying.