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力不从心

lìbùcóngxīn

Traditional: 力不從心

(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish

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Meaning of 力不从心 in English

lìbùcóngxīnHSK 7–9Syllabus #7942
  1. (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish

Characters

力 on its own →
lì · power

HSK words with 力

努力HSK 3力气HSK 4能力HSK 4听力HSK 4压力HSK 4巧克力HSK 4力HSK 5大力HSK 5尽力HSK 5精力HSK 5
不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3
从 on its own →
cóng · from; through; via

HSK words with 从

从HSK 2从小HSK 2从此HSK 4从来HSK 4从中HSK 4从不HSK 5从而HSK 5从前HSK 5从事HSK 5自从HSK 5
心 on its own →
xīn · heart

HSK words with 心

担心HSK 3放心HSK 3关心HSK 3开心HSK 3小心HSK 3心里HSK 3心HSK 4爱心HSK 4粗心HSK 4耐心HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences