心余力绌 xīnyúlìchù will is willing but power is lacking Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 心余力绌 心餘力絀 xīnyúlìchù will is willing but power is lacking The will is there, but one lacks the strength or ability to carry it out; to bite off more than one can chew. Frequency Written text 0.006 per million Cross-References Antonym 力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjíSynonym 力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn力有未逮 lìyǒuwèidài Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
心余力绌 心餘力絀 xīnyúlìchù will is willing but power is lacking The will is there, but one lacks the strength or ability to carry it out; to bite off more than one can chew. Frequency Written text 0.006 per million Cross-References Antonym 力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjíSynonym 力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn力有未逮 lìyǒuwèidài Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
