HSK V7-9
Correct
力不从心
/ lì bù cóng xīn /
Strokes
Definition
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Example
Definition
one's ability falling short of one's wishes; be unable to do what one would like to; one's ability is not equal to one's ambition
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Lǎowáng
老王
niánshìyǐgāo
年事已高
,
gōngzuò
工作
yǒuxiē
有些
lìbùcóngxīn
力不从心
。
As Lao Wang is advanced in years, he is not able to work as he would have liked to do.