不力

bùlì

adjective #33,139

Meanings

Lǐngdǎo bùlì, suǒyǐ jìhuà shībài le.

Leadership was inadequate, so the plan failed.

Tā yīn zhíxíng bùlì bèi chèzhí.

He was dismissed for poor execution.

Jǐngfāng bàn'àn bùlì, yǐnqǐ mínzhòng bùmǎn.

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

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