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心余力绌
Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
心有余而力不足 (心有餘而力不足) xīn​yǒu​yú'ér​lì​bù​zú
willing but unable
To have the desire to do something but lack the necessary strength, resources, or physical ability to carry it out; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Frequency

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0.006 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)