Usage note
精力表示人的体力和精神力量。
jīng lì biǎo shì rén de tǐ lì hé jīng shén lì liàng。
精力 means a person's physical and mental energy.
Context note
精力常用于工作、学习和状态。
jīng lì cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 xué xí hé zhuàng tài。
It is often used with work, study, and condition.
5 examples
他今天很有精力。
tā jīn tiān hěn yǒu jīng lì。
He has a lot of energy today.
我没有精力了。
wǒ méi yǒu jīng lì le。
I have no energy left.
精力要用在重要的事上。
jīng lì yào yòng zài zhòng yào de shì shàng。
Energy should be used on important things.
孩子们精力很足。
hái zi men jīng lì hěn zú。
The children are full of energy.
她恢复了精力。
tā huī fù le jīng lì。
She regained her energy.
5 mini stories
老师说，睡好觉才有精力学习。
lǎo shī shuō， shuì hǎo jué cái yǒu jīng lì xué xí。
The teacher said only after good sleep do you have energy to study.
他把精力放在作业上。
tā bǎ jīng lì fàng zài zuò yè shàng。
He focused his energy on homework.
孩子们一早就很有精力。
hái zi men yì zǎo jiù hěn yǒu jīng lì。
The children were energetic from the morning.
运动后，精力会更好。
yùn dòng hòu， jīng lì huì gèng hǎo。
After exercise, energy will be better.
她觉得自己今天精力充沛。
tā jué de zì jǐ jīn tiān jīng lì chōng pèi。
She felt full of energy today.
Mini dialogue
课间休息
A
你看起来很累，没有精力了。
Nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn lèi, méiyǒu jīnglì le.
You look very tired, you have no energy.
B
是的，我需要休息一下，恢复精力。
Shì de, wǒ xūyào xiūxi yīxià, huīfù jīnglì.
Yes, I need to rest a bit to recover my energy.
做作业
A
你怎么有这么多精力做作业？
Nǐ zěnme yǒu zhème duō jīnglì zuò zuòyè?
How do you have so much energy to do homework?
B
我中午睡了一觉，现在精力很好。
Wǒ zhōngwǔ shuì le yī jiào, xiànzài jīnglì hěn hǎo.
I took a nap at noon, so my energy is very good now.
Related words and contrasts
similar
活力
huó lì
vigor; vitality
活力 emphasizes lively energy.
related
体力
tǐ lì
physical strength
体力 is physical energy, while 精力 is mental and physical energy.
opposite
疲劳
pí láo
fatigue; tiredness
疲劳 means tiredness, the opposite of having 精力.