无力 (wú lì) — to be powerless; to lack the strength or ability (to do something)
Definition
无力 is a verb meaning 'powerless' — focuses on lacking the strength or ability to act, often about a situation or body. 比 无能 (adjective, personal incompetence) and 无能为力 (idiom, total helplessness) more neutral, and pairs with a verb/object like 支付.
verb
to be powerlessto lack the strength or ability (to do something)
Examples
- ，无力。Tā zuì jìn shēn tǐ bù hǎo, zǒu lù dōu gǎn dào wú lì.He hasn't been well lately and feels weak even when walking.
- ，无力。Miàn duì zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng, wǒ men wú lì gǎi biàn shén me.Faced with this situation, we are powerless to change anything.
- 无力。Gōng sī wú lì zhī fù yuán gōng de gōng zī.The company is unable to pay its employees' salaries.
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