How to say “all one's strength” in Chinese

全力
quánlì

all one's strength

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Sports”

“All one's strength” in Chinese is 全力, quán lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

全力 is read quán lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

quán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

全
quán — whole, complete
力
lì — strength

It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “全力”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “all one's strength” in Chinese?

“All one's strength” in Chinese is 全力, pinyin quánlì.

What does 全力 mean?

全力 (quánlì) means “all one's strength”.

How do you write 全力?

全力 is 2 characters: 全 (quán) — whole, complete; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 全力?

全力 is read quánlì. Tones: quán — second tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“all one's strength” in the lesson “The fight for victory”

This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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