给力

給力

gěilì

adjective

Meanings

1 awesome
2 impressive
3 cool
4 to put in real effort

Characters

strength; effort

Examples

这场比赛太给力了！

Zhè chǎng bǐsài tài gěilì le!

That match was so awesome!

新队友很给力，一来就进球了。

Xīn duìyǒu hěn gěilì, yì lái jiù jìn qiú le.

The new teammate really delivered — scored as soon as he joined.

这个设计非常给力。

Zhège shèjì fēicháng gěilì.

This design is really impressive.

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Originated as internet slang around 2010 and crossed into mainstream usage (even People's Daily headlines picked it up). Still informal — fine for friends, chat, social posts; less common in formal writing.

Stroke Order

给 gěi

力 lì