Chinese word dictionary

心余力绌

xīn yú lì chù · see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2]

Word information

Simplified心余力绌
Traditional心餘力絀
Pinyinxīn yú lì chù
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 心余力绌

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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