承受力 (chéng shòu lì) — capacity to withstand or endure (stress, hardship, pressure); resilience

Definition

The capacity to bear or withstand stress, hardship, or pressure — physical or psychological endurance. Often used in fixed phrases like 心理承受力 'mental resilience' and 身体承受力 'physical endurance'.

noun
capacity to withstand or endure (stress, hardship, pressure)resilience

Examples

  • 承受力，。
    Tā de xīn lǐ chéng shòu lì hěn qiáng, néng chéng shòu jù dà de yā lì.
    Her psychological resilience is strong; she can endure enormous pressure.
  • 承受力。
    Yùn dòng yuán xū yào hěn hǎo de shēn tǐ chéng shòu lì cái néng wán chéng gāo qiáng dù xùn liàn.
    Athletes need good physical endurance to complete high-intensity training.
  • 承受力。
    Quē fá chéng shòu lì de rén yù dào cuò zhé jiù róng yì fàng qì.
    People who lack resilience tend to give up easily when faced with setbacks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

承受withstand
承chéngbear受shòureceive
联合Side by side
力lìcapacity

承 and 受 both mean bear or receive, forming withstand, which describes 力, capacity.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

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