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力不从心
/ lì bù cóng xīn /
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Collocation
1
实在力不从心
2
已经力不从心
3
真的力不从心
4
觉得力不从心
5
感到力不从心
6
有些力不从心
Definition
力不从心
Literally means:
ability falling short of one's wishes
Actually means:
ability is not equal to one's ambition
It means one desires to do something, but he does not have the expected energy or ability.
指心里想做某事，可是能力、精力不够。
Example
Used as object or predicate. (作宾语、谓语)
1
Suīrán
虽然
tā
他
xiǎng
想
bǎ
把
péngyou
朋友
de
的
bìng
病
chèdǐ
彻底
zhì
治
hǎo
好
,
kěshì
可是
háiyào
还要
zhīfù
支付
jīwàn
几万
yuán
元
de
的
fèiyòng
费用
,
tā
他
shízài
实在
gǎndào
感到
lìbùcóngxīn
力不从心
le
了
。
Although he wanted to cure his friend's illness completely, he still had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in fees.
2
Yóuyú
由于
shāngbìng
伤病
de
的
yǐngxiǎng
影响
,
nā
那
zhī
支
qiúduì
球队
de
的
zhǔlì
主力
yǐjīng
已经
lìbùcóngxīn
力不从心
le
了
。
Because of the impact of the injury, the team's main force has been unable to help.
3
Suīzhe
随着
niánlíng
年龄
de
的
zēngjiā
增加
,
zuòshì
做事
shí
时
tā
他
jīngcháng
经常
gǎndào
感到
yǒuxiē
有些
lìbùcóngxīn
力不从心
。
As he grew older, he often felt a little out of his way of doing things.