乏 fá
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
乏力
fálì
weak; lacking strength; to lack power
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长期睡眠不足会导致注意力下降和四肢乏力。 Chángqī shuìmián bùzú huì dǎozhì zhùyìlì xiàjiàng hé sìzhī fálì. Long-term lack of sleep can lead to poorer concentration and weakness in the limbs.
- 感冒以后我浑身乏力，什么都不想做。 Gǎnmào yǐhòu wǒ húnshēn fálì, shénme dōu bù xiǎng zuò. After catching a cold I felt weak all over and did not want to do anything.
- 走了一天的山路，他两条腿都乏力了。 Zǒu le yì tiān de shānlù, tā liǎng tiáo tuǐ dōu fálì le. After walking mountain paths all day, both his legs had gone weak.
Related words
- 缺乏 quēfá to lack
- 不乏 bùfá not to lack; to have no shortage of
- 贫乏 pínfá poor; deficient; lacking
- 努力 nǔlì to work hard; effort
- 动力 dònglì motivation; driving force
- 力 lì strength
- 力量 lìliang power; strength
- 能力 nénglì ability
- 实力 shílì strength; ability
- 听力 tīnglì listening ability
- 压力 yālì pressure; stress
- 尽力 jìnlì to do one's best