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全力

quánlì

with all one’s strength

How common it is

全力 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say quánlì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

“全力”意思是尽自己最大的力量去做一件事。

“Quánlì” yìsi shì jìn zìjǐ zuìdà de lìliàng qù zuò yī jiàn shì.

“全力” means to use all one’s strength to do something.

Context note

当你非常努力地完成作业或比赛时,就可以用“全力”。

Dāng nǐ fēicháng nǔlì de wánchéng zuòyè huò bǐsài shí, jiù kěyǐ yòng “quánlì”.

When you try very hard to finish homework or a game, you can use “全力”.

5 examples

他全力跑向终点。
tā quán lì pǎo xiàng zhōng diǎn。
He ran with all his strength toward the finish line.
我会全力帮助我的朋友。
wǒ huì quán lì bāng zhù wǒ de péng yǒu。
I will help my friend with all my strength.
她全力完成了这次考试。
tā quán lì wán chéng le zhè cì kǎo shì。
She finished this exam with all her strength.
我们全力打扫教室。
wǒ men quán lì dǎ sǎo jiào shì。
We cleaned the classroom with all our strength.
小狗全力追着球跑。
xiǎo gǒu quán lì zhuī zhe qiú pǎo。
The puppy ran after the ball with all its strength.

5 mini stories

小明在运动会上全力跑步。他赢得了第一名。
xiǎo míng zài yùn dòng huì shàng quán lì pǎo bù。 tā yíng dé le dì yī míng。
Xiao Ming ran with all his strength at the sports meet. He won first place.
小红全力帮助妈妈做家务。妈妈很开心。
xiǎo hóng quán lì bāng zhù mā ma zuò jiā wù。 mā ma hěn kāi xīn。
Xiao Hong helped her mom with housework with all her strength. Mom was very happy.
同学们全力准备学校的表演。表演非常成功。
tóng xué men quán lì zhǔn bèi xué xiào de biǎo yǎn。 biǎo yǎn fēi cháng chéng gōng。
The classmates prepared for the school performance with all their strength. The performance was very successful.
小华全力画了一幅画。老师表扬了他。
xiǎo huá quán lì huà le yì fú huà。 lǎo shī biǎo yáng le tā。
Xiao Hua drew a picture with all his strength. The teacher praised him.
我们全力种下一棵小树。小树慢慢长大了。
wǒ men quán lì zhǒng xià yì kē xiǎo shù。 xiǎo shù màn màn zhǎng dà le。
We planted a small tree with all our strength. The small tree grew up slowly.

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