bù​lì

ineffective

  • created reference approved 不力 → 不得力 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不力 bù​lì

    不得力 bù​dé​lì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不力 · bù​lì · ineffective — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不力

    bù​lì

    ineffective

    to not do one's best; to be perfunctory or ineffective; to lack vigor or effort in performing a task

    bú​lì

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 力 (literal) → 力 · lì · strenuously

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense