不力 bùlì ineffective Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不 bù adverb not Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings力 lì verbnoun strenuously to use all of one's strength; to do something with great effort or vigorously