"Able" in Chinese — 得力 (dé lì)

得

力

dé lì

able

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1able
2capable
3competent
4efficient

Stroke order

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得

力

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄜˊ

dé

ㄉ/ dㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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他是我最得力的助手。
tā shì wǒ zuì dé lì de zhù shǒu。
He is my most capable assistant.

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

力

lì

power

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

记得

jì de

to remember

努力

nǔ lì

to make an effort

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

力气

lì qi

strength

能力

néng lì

capability

压力

yā lì

pressure

值得

zhí de

to be worth

尽力

jìn lì

to strive one's hardest

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Able in Chinese: 得力 (dé lì)