不力 (bú lì) — not doing one's best; not exerting oneself; inept (in performance)
Definition
不力 describes a performance or measure that was weak or ineffective — the effort was lacking, not the person. 乏力 points to the agent lacking ability or energy; 懒惰 is about being unwilling to act.
adjective
not doing one's bestnot exerting oneselfinept (in performance)
Easily confused
Examples
- 不力，。Yóu yú guǎn lǐ bú lì, zhè ge xiàng mù shī bài le.Due to poor management, this project failed.
- 不力，。Tā zài gōng zuò zhōng biǎo xiàn bú lì, yīn cǐ bèi jiàng zhí le.He underperformed at work and was therefore demoted.
- 不力。Zhè cì shì gù de yuán yīn zhī yī shì ān quán cuò shī bú lì.One of the reasons for this accident was inadequate safety measures.
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