Chinese word

全力

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán lì

Meaning

  • adverbwith all one's might

Example

他全力帮助我们。tā quán lì bāng zhù wǒ men

He helps us with all his might.

Illustration for 全力 (with all one's might)

More examples

我们会全力以赴完成这个项目。wǒ men huì quán lì yǐ fù wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù

We will do our utmost to complete this project.

Core concept

All of a person's power gathers behind a single action.

Common phrases

  • 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù

    do one's utmost

  • 全力配合quán lì pèi hé

    cooperate fully

  • 全力协助quán lì xié zhù

    give full assistance

Similar words

努力nǔ lì: Making a strong effort to reach a goal.
尽力jìn lì: Doing something with all the effort one can manage.
拼命pīn mìng: Pushing oneself desperately despite danger or difficulty.
全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù: Putting all one's strength into an effort and seeing it through to the end.

Definition in Chinese

把自己所有的力量都投入到某件事上去做。bǎ zì jǐ suó yǒu de lì liàng dōu tóu rù dào mǒu jiàn shì shàng qù zuò

Word origin

The compound 全力 (quánlì, "all strength") places 全 (quán, "whole") before 力 (lì, "strength"), turning the idea of complete power into a modifier for an action.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often places this word directly before the verb it strengthens, so its position helps show which action receives the speaker's strongest commitment.

Other meanings

  • full strengthnoun
  • give one's allverb

Opposites

  • 敷衍地fū yǎn dìperfunctorilyadverb
  • 勉强地mián qiǎng dìunwillinglyadverb

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