苦力 kǔ lì — bitter work

Meanings

1. 1

   bitter work

   bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

   noun

Character breakdown

• 力

  lì (fourth tone, falling)

  strength, power; force; effort

  2 strokesRadical 力

Words containing 力

• 力lì (fourth tone, falling)power
• 力量lì (fourth tone, falling) liang (neutral tone)power
• 能力nénglì (second tone, rising)ability, capability
• 压力/壓力yā (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)pressure
• 努力nǔlì (third tone, dipping)hard-working, diligent; to make an effort
• 权力/權力quán (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)power
• 实力/實力shí (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)strength
• 魅力mèi (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)charm
• 动力/動力dòng (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)power
• 暴力bào (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)violence
• 巧克力qiǎo (third tone, dipping) kè (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)chocolate (loanword)
• 全力quán (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)with all one's strength
• 活力huó (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)energy
• 精力jīng (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)energy
• 电力/電力diàn (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)electrical power
• 潜力/潛力qián (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)potential
• 有力yǒu (third tone, dipping) lì (fourth tone, falling)powerful
• 尽力/盡力jìn (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)to strive one's hardest