下力

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (下力)		下	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàlì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ lik⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hē-la̍t / hě-la̍t / hēe-la̍t
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): jaa⁶ lik⁵
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): xia⁵ li⁶

(Loudi, Wiktionary): gho⁵ li⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàlì
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: syà-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahlih
  - Palladius: сяли (sjali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: hah lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² lɪk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē-la̍t
  - Tâi-lô: hē-la̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hexlat
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he³³⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he³³⁻¹¹ lat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²²⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hě-la̍t
  - Tâi-lô: hě-la̍t
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /he²² lat̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-la̍t
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-la̍t
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: jaa⁶ lik⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ja²² lɪk̚²⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xia⁵ li⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ li²⁴/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: gho⁵ li⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɣɔ¹¹ li³⁵/

Verb

下力

to exert oneself; to make an effort; to strive; to do all one can

Synonyms

一力 (yīlì)
不遺餘力 / 不遗余力 (bùyíyúlì)
僶俛 / 𠊟俯 (mǐnmiǎn) (literary)
儘力 / 尽力 (jǐnlì) (archaic)
全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù)
出力 (chūlì)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力圖 / 力图 (lìtú)
力求 (lìqiú)
力爭 / 力争 (lìzhēng)
加勁 / 加劲 (jiājìn)
努力 (nǔlì)
勉力 (miǎnlì)
呵嘶呵嘶 (o⁴ sr¹ o⁴ sr¹) (Xiang)
強力 / 强力 (qiánglì) (literary)
悉力 (xīlì) (literary)
打拼 (dǎpīn)
拍拚 (Hokkien, Teochew)
拍灘 / 拍滩 (Xiamen Hokkien)
拼搏 (pīnbó)
搏 (bó) (literary, or in compounds)
摔拍 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
攢勁 / 攒劲 (zan³ jin⁴) (Xiang)
旅力 (lǚlì) (literary)
極力 / 极力 (jílì)
殫力 / 殚力 (dānlì)
用力 (yònglì)
盡力 / 尽力 (jìnlì)
竭力 (jiélì)
竭盡全力 / 竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì)
落力 (lok⁶ lik⁶) (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Wenzhounese, Pinghua)
賣力 / 卖力 (màilì)
賣力氣 / 卖力气 (mài lìqi)

Adjective

下力

(Muping Mandarin) hardworking; industrious

Synonyms

亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
伶落 (lìng-lŏ̤h) (Eastern Min)
刻苦 (kèkǔ)
力落 (lag⁸ loh⁸) (Teochew)
努力 (nǔlì)
勤力 (qínlì) (literary or Cantonese)
勤勉 (qínmiǎn)
勤勞 / 勤劳 (qínláo)
勤奮 / 勤奋 (qínfèn)
勤快 (qínkuài) (informal)
勤懇 / 勤恳 (qínkěn) (diligent and conscientious)
勤謹 / 勤谨 (Dungan)
堅苦 / 坚苦 (jiānkǔ) (hardworking and persevering)
巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
巴巴結結 / 巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
急計 / 急计 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
用功 (yònggōng)
發狠 / 发狠 (fa³ hen⁶) (Xiang)
耐勞 / 耐劳 (nàiláo)
骨力 (Hokkien, Puxian Min)