心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ sam1 jau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1
- the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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心
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn ㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ soeng1 sam1 to grieve
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- 内心 內心 nèi xīn ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ noi6 sam1 heart; innermost being
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 好心 hǎo xīn ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hou2 sam1 kindness
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 安心 ān xīn ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ on1 sam1 at ease
- 专心 專心 zhuān xīn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 心中 xīn zhōng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ sam1 zung1 central point
- 心事 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ sam1 si6 a load on one's mind
- 心得 xīn dé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ sam1 dak1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 心爱 心愛 xīn ài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ sam1 oi3 beloved
有
- 享有 xiǎng yǒu ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ hoeng2 jau5 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zim3 jau5 to have
- 共有 gòng yǒu ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ gung6 jau5 in total there are ...
- 具有 jù yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ geoi6 jau5 to have; to possess
- 原有 yuán yǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ jyun4 jau5 original
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- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 含有 hán yǒu ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ham4 jau5 to contain
- 固有 gù yǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ gu3 jau5 intrinsic to sth
- 国有 國有 guó yǒu ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ gwok3 jau5 nationalized
- 大有 dà yǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai6 jau5 there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望)
- 富有 fù yǒu ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ fu3 jau5 rich; wealthy; affluent
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 带有 帶有 dài yǒu ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai3 jau5 to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
- 患有 huàn yǒu ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ waan6 jau5 to contract (an illness)
- 所有 suǒ yǒu ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ so2 jau5 all
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ jung2 jau5 to have; to possess; to own
- 有事 yǒu shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ jau5 si6 to be occupied with sth
- 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some
- 有人 yǒu rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 jan4 someone
余 餘
- 其余 其餘 qí yú ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˊ kei4 jyu4 the rest
- 剩余 剩餘 shèng yú ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ zing6 jyu4 remainder
- 多余 多餘 duō yú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩˊ do1 jyu4 superfluous
- 业余 業餘 yè yú ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˊ jip6 jyu4 in one's spare time
- 余地 餘地 yú dì ㄩˊ ㄉㄧˋ jyu4 dei6 margin
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- 余额 餘額 yú é ㄩˊ ㄜˊ jyu4 ngaak2 balance (of an account, bill etc)
- 余月 yú yuè ㄩˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyu4 jyut6 alternative term for fourth lunar month
- 余车 余車 yú chē ㄩˊ ㄔㄜ jyu4 ce1 emperor's carriage
- 冗余 冗餘 rǒng yú ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄩˊ jung2 jyu4 redundancy
- 劫余 劫餘 jié yú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩˊ gip3 jyu4 remnants after a disaster
- 同余 同餘 tóng yú ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ tung4 jyu4 congruent (math.)
- 唾余 唾餘 tuò yú ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ to3 jyu4 crumbs from the table of one's master
- 大余 大餘 Dà yú ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ daai6 jyu4 see 大余县
- 夫余 夫餘 Fū yú ㄈㄨ ㄩˊ fu1 jyu4 Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China
- 富余 富餘 fù yu ㄈㄨˋ ˙ㄩ fu3 jyu4 in surplus
- 宽余 寬餘 kuān yú ㄎㄨㄢ ㄩˊ fun1 jyu4 ample
- 厨余 廚餘 chú yú ㄔㄨˊ ㄩˊ cyu4 jyu4 kitchen waste
- 扶余 扶餘 Fú yú ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ fu4 jyu4 Buyeo (c. 200 BC–494 AD), ancient kingdom in what is now northeast China
- 新余 Xīn yú ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩˊ san1 jyu4 see 新余市
- 有余 有餘 yǒu yú ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ jau5 jyu4 to have an abundance
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
Idioms with these characters
- 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
- 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ bit6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
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- 财迷心窍 財迷心竅 cái mí xīn qiào ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ coi4 mai4 sam1 hiu3 mad about money (idiom)
- 尝尽心酸 嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng ㄔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
- 绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò yǒu yú ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 (idiom) more than enough
- 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3 in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
- 大有裨益 dà yǒu bì yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ daai6 jau5 bei1 jik1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
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- 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ daai6 jau5 ho2 wai4 with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
- 恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 隔墙有耳 隔牆有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr ㄍㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˇ gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5 the walls have ears (idiom)
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (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
- 恢恢有余 恢恢有餘 huī huī yǒu yú ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ fui1 fui1 jau5 jyu4 lit. to have an abundance of space
- 虎口余生 虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1 lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
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- 劫后余生 劫後餘生 jié hòu yú shēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ gip3 hau6 jyu4 sang1 (idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
- 积恶余殃 積惡餘殃 jī è yú yāng ㄐㄧ ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ㄧㄤ zik1 ok3 jyu4 joeng1 Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).
- 死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū ㄙˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄍㄨ sei2 jau5 jyu4 gu1 (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment
- 行有余力 行有餘力 xíng yǒu yú lì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ hang4 jau5 jyu4 lik6 after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
- 心有余悸 心有餘悸 xīn yǒu yú jì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄐㄧˋ sam1 jau5 jyu4 gwai3 to have lingering fears
- 一览无余 一覽無餘 yī lǎn wú yú ㄧ ㄌㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄩˊ jat1 laam5 mou4 jyu4 to cover all at one glance (idiom)
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
- 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6 (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟ bat1 nou6 ji4 wai1 (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
Example sentences
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心 有余 有餘 而 力 不足 。
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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