Usage note
“全力”意思是尽自己最大的力量去做一件事。
“Quánlì” yìsi shì jìn zìjǐ zuìdà de lìliàng qù zuò yī jiàn shì.
“全力” means to use all one’s strength to do something.
Context note
当你非常努力地完成作业或比赛时，就可以用“全力”。
Dāng nǐ fēicháng nǔlì de wánchéng zuòyè huò bǐsài shí, jiù kěyǐ yòng “quánlì”.
When you try very hard to finish homework or a game, you can use “全力”.
5 examples
他全力跑向终点。
tā quán lì pǎo xiàng zhōng diǎn。
He ran with all his strength toward the finish line.
我会全力帮助我的朋友。
wǒ huì quán lì bāng zhù wǒ de péng yǒu。
I will help my friend with all my strength.
她全力完成了这次考试。
tā quán lì wán chéng le zhè cì kǎo shì。
She finished this exam with all her strength.
我们全力打扫教室。
wǒ men quán lì dǎ sǎo jiào shì。
We cleaned the classroom with all our strength.
小狗全力追着球跑。
xiǎo gǒu quán lì zhuī zhe qiú pǎo。
The puppy ran after the ball with all its strength.
5 mini stories
小明在运动会上全力跑步。他赢得了第一名。
xiǎo míng zài yùn dòng huì shàng quán lì pǎo bù。 tā yíng dé le dì yī míng。
Xiao Ming ran with all his strength at the sports meet. He won first place.
小红全力帮助妈妈做家务。妈妈很开心。
xiǎo hóng quán lì bāng zhù mā ma zuò jiā wù。 mā ma hěn kāi xīn。
Xiao Hong helped her mom with housework with all her strength. Mom was very happy.
同学们全力准备学校的表演。表演非常成功。
tóng xué men quán lì zhǔn bèi xué xiào de biǎo yǎn。 biǎo yǎn fēi cháng chéng gōng。
The classmates prepared for the school performance with all their strength. The performance was very successful.
小华全力画了一幅画。老师表扬了他。
xiǎo huá quán lì huà le yì fú huà。 lǎo shī biǎo yáng le tā。
Xiao Hua drew a picture with all his strength. The teacher praised him.
我们全力种下一棵小树。小树慢慢长大了。
wǒ men quán lì zhǒng xià yì kē xiǎo shù。 xiǎo shù màn màn zhǎng dà le。
We planted a small tree with all our strength. The small tree grew up slowly.
Mini dialogue
全力跑步
A
比赛时你要全力跑。
Bǐsài shí nǐ yào quánlì pǎo.
During the race, you must run with all your strength.
B
我会尽全力的！
Wǒ huì jìn quánlì de!
I will give it my all!
全力学习
A
考试快到了，我们要全力复习。
Kǎoshì kuài dào le, wǒmen yào quánlì fùxí.
The exam is coming, we must review with full effort.
B
好，一起全力准备。
Hǎo, yīqǐ quánlì zhǔnbèi.
Okay, let's prepare with all our strength together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
尽力
jìn lì
to do one's best
尽力 means to try one's best, similar to using all one's strength.
related
努力
nǔ lì
to work hard; effort
努力 means to make an effort, often used with 全力.
opposite
放松
fàng sōng
to relax
放松 means to relax, the opposite of using all one's strength.