无力
wúlì
powerless; unable to do something
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
- 面对连续亏损，管理层并非无力扭转局面，而是缺乏改革的决心。 Miànduì liánxù kuīsǔn, guǎnlǐcéng bìngfēi wúlì niǔzhuǎn júmiàn, ér shì quēfá gǎigé de juéxīn. Faced with continuous losses, management is not unable to turn the situation around; it simply lacks the determination to reform.
- 老人病后感到四肢无力，连楼梯都爬不上去了。 Lǎorén bìng hòu gǎndào sìzhī wúlì, lián lóutī dōu pá bù shàng qù le. After his illness the old man felt weak all over and could not even climb the stairs.
- 她无力支付高额的房租，只好搬回父母家住。 Tā wúlì zhīfù gāo'é de fángzū, zhǐhǎo bān huí fùmǔ jiā zhù. She could not afford the high rent and had to move back in with her parents.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title