功力 (gōng lì) — efficacy; effectiveness (of a medicine, method, or practice); skill; competence; power (of a person's ability, especially after long training)
Definition
功力 stresses skill or efficacy built up through long, hard training — closer to 功效 ("efficacy" of a remedy/method) when applied to practice, and to 才干 ("competence") when applied to a person, but specifically the depth that years of effort produce.
noun
efficacyeffectiveness (of a medicine, method, or practice)skillcompetencepower (of a person's ability, especially after long training)
Examples
- 功力。Zhè zhǒng yào de gōng lì hái xū yào lín chuáng shì yàn lái yàn zhèng.The efficacy of this medicine still needs to be verified through clinical trials.
- ，功力。Tā liàn le sān shí nián shū fǎ, gōng lì fēi cháng shēn hòu.He has practiced calligraphy for thirty years, and his skill is very profound.
- 功力。Zhè wèi wǔ shù dà shī de gōng lì lìng rén jìng pèi.This martial arts master's power is admirable.
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