Chinese word dictionary

缚鸡之力

fù jī zhī lì · lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. slight physical strength

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Word information

Simplified缚鸡之力

Traditional縛雞之力

Pinyinfù jī zhī lì

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

缚fù

to tie, to bind

鸡jī

chicken

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

力lì

strength, power; capability, influence

How to learn 缚鸡之力

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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Words with the same characters

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鸡蛋jīdàn

(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]

之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

鸡jī

fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute; variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

努力nǔlì

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

力气lìqi

physical strength

能力nénglì

capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]