不力

búlì

adjective HSK 7-9 #33,139

Meanings

HSK 5

领导不力，所以计划失败了。

Lǐngdǎo búlì, suǒyǐ jìhuà shībài le.

Leadership was inadequate, so the plan failed.

HSK 6

警方办案不力，引起民众不满。

Jǐngfāng bàn'àn búlì, yǐnqǐ mínzhòng bùmǎn.

The police's ineffective handling of the case stirred public dissatisfaction.

HSK 7-9

他因执行不力被撤职。

Tā yīn zhíxíng búlì bèi chèzhí.

He was dismissed for poor execution.

usage

Appears as a predicate describing someone's ineffective action: 领导不力, 执行不力, 打击不力. Criticism in tone, often in official/news contexts.

不 bù

力 lì