毅力

yìlì

noun HSK 7-9 #16,469

Meanings

Literally 'perseverance strength' - willpower and determination

HSK 3

学中文需要很大的毅力。

Xué Zhōngwén xūyào hěn dà de yìlì.

Learning Chinese requires great perseverance.

HSK 7-9

他凭着坚强的毅力完成了马拉松。

Tā píngzhe jiānqiáng de yìlì wánchéng le mǎlāsōng.

He completed the marathon through sheer willpower.

usage

Common collocations: 坚强的毅力 (strong willpower), 毅力惊人 (astonishing perseverance), 有毅力 (to have perseverance).

毅 yì

力 lì