Usage note
力气表示身体用出来的力量。
lì qi biǎo shì shēn tǐ yòng chū lái de lì liàng。
Strength means the power the body uses.
Context note
力气常出现在搬东西、运动和累的时候。
lì qi cháng chū xiàn zài bān dōng xī 、 yùn dòng hé lèi de shí hòu。
Strength often appears when carrying things, exercising, and feeling tired.
5 examples
我没力气了。
wǒ méi lì qi le。
I have no strength left.
他很有力气。
tā hěn yǒu lì qi。
He is very strong.
请用力气。
qǐng yòng lì qi。
Please use strength.
搬东西要力气。
bān dōng xī yào lì qi。
Carrying things takes strength.
我有一点力气。
wǒ yǒu yì diǎn lì qi。
I have a little strength.
5 mini stories
搬箱子的时候，我觉得很费力气。
bān xiāng zǐ de shí hòu， wǒ jué de hěn fèi lì qi。
When carrying the box, I felt it took a lot of strength.
爸爸很有力气，可以搬很重的东西。
bà ba hěn yǒu lì qi， kě yǐ bān hěn zhòng de dōng xī。
Dad is very strong and can carry heavy things.
跑完以后，我一点力气都没有了。
pǎo wán yǐ hòu， wǒ yì diǎn lì qi dōu méi yǒu le。
After running, I had no strength left.
妈妈说多运动会有更多力气。
mā ma shuō duō yùn dòng huì yǒu gèng duō lì qi。
Mom said exercising more will give you more strength.
我用力气把门推开了。
wǒ yòng lì qi bǎ mén tuī kāi le。
I used strength to push the door open.
Mini dialogue
搬桌子
A
你能帮我搬这张桌子吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bān zhè zhāng zhuōzi ma?
Can you help me move this table?
B
当然可以，我力气很大。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ lìqi hěn dà.
Of course, I have a lot of strength.
开瓶盖
A
这个瓶盖太紧了，我打不开。
Zhège pínggài tài jǐn le, wǒ dǎ bù kāi.
This bottle cap is too tight, I can't open it.
B
让我试试，我力气大。
Ràng wǒ shì shi, wǒ lìqi dà.
Let me try, I have a lot of strength.
Related words and contrasts
similar
力量
lì liàng
power
力气 is more about physical strength, 力量 can be physical or abstract power.
similar
劲儿
jìnr
physical effort
Colloquial term for physical strength or effort.
opposite
虚弱
xū ruò
weak
Opposite of having physical strength.