乏力
乏力 fá lì ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ fat6 lik6
- lacking in strength; weak; feeble
- not up to the task
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More words with these characters
乏
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 不乏 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bat1 fat6 there is no lack of
- 乏味 fá wèi ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ fat6 mei6 tedious
- 匮乏匱乏 kuì fá ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ gwai6 fat6 to be deficient in sth
- 承乏 chéng fá ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ sing4 fat6 to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
- 疲乏 pí fá ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ pei4 fat6 tired
Idioms with these characters
- 单调乏味單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 乏善可陈乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 分身乏术分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 回天乏术回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 人困马乏人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 不遗余力不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 缚鸡之力縛雞之力 fù jī zhī lì ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6 lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)
- 回天无力回天無力 huí tiān wú lì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ wui4 tin1 mou4 lik6 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)