Read Edit View history 力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn HSK7 to lack the ability Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 力不从心 力不從心 lìbùcóngxīn to lack the ability (idiom) to lack the power or ability to do what one wishes; for one's ability to not be equal to one's ambition Frequency Movie subtitles 0.830 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 2.79 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Synonym 心余力绌 xīnyúlìchù力有未逮 lìyǒuwèidài Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
力不从心 力不從心 lìbùcóngxīn to lack the ability (idiom) to lack the power or ability to do what one wishes; for one's ability to not be equal to one's ambition Frequency Movie subtitles 0.830 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 2.79 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Synonym 心余力绌 xīnyúlìchù力有未逮 lìyǒuwèidài Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)