HSK 6 · Ideas

力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjí “within one’s ability” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 力所能及 means

  1. within one’s ability
  2. as far as one’s capabilities extend (idiom)
  3. to the best of one’s ability
  4. within one’s powers

How to say 力所能及

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale所suǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale能néng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale及jí2nd tone, rising

力所能及 in a sentence

  1. 给予汤姆一些你力所能及的帮助。

    Jǐyǔ Tāngmǔ yìxiē nǐ lìsuǒnéngjí de bāngzhù.

    Give Tom whatever help you can.

    Sentence #3783081 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 力所能及 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

The character 所 (suǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
所suǒactually
  • 户door · hù
  • 斤axe · jīn
The character 能 (néng) with each of its parts in a different colour
能néngcan
  • 厶private · sī
  • ⺼meat form of 肉 · ròu
  • 匕spoon · bǐ
  • 匕spoon · bǐ

Memory aidDrawn from a bear. It was borrowed for “can, be able to”.

The character 及 (jí) drawn as one shape
及jíand

及 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 力所能及

力 2 strokes · 所 8 strokes · 能 10 strokes · 及 3 strokes

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力所能及 (lìsuǒnéngjí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 力所能及 (lìsuǒnéngjí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 力所能及

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm

Words with 所

所以suǒyǐ · so厕所cèsuǒ · toilet所有suǒyǒu · all所suǒ · (grammar particle introducing a passive or relative clause)无所谓wúsuǒwèi · to not matter场所chǎngsuǒ · place理所当然lǐsuǒdāngrán · naturally众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

Words with 能

能néng · can可能kěnéng · maybe只能zhǐnéng · can only能力nénglì · capability能够nénggòu · to be able to能干nénggàn · capable能源néngyuán · energy功能gōngnéng · function职能zhínéng · function能量néngliàng · energy

Words with 及

及时jíshí · timely来不及láibují · not enough time (to do something)来得及láidejí · to have enough time及格jígé · to pass an exam or a test以及yǐjí · and及早jízǎo · as early as possible普及pǔjí · to popularise涉及shèjí · to involve迫不及待pòbùjídài · too impatient to wait

More words: Ideas & Concepts

立场lìchǎng · position里程碑lǐchéngbēi · milestone灵魂línghún · soul理所当然lǐsuǒdāngrán · naturally例外lìwài · exception轮廓lúnkuò · outline灭亡mièwáng · to perish名额míng'é · quota

FAQs

力所能及 (lìsuǒnéngjí) means “within one’s ability” or “as far as one’s capabilities extend (idiom)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lìsuǒnéngjí: lì with a 4th tone, then suǒ with a 3rd tone, then néng with a 2nd tone, then jí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 力所能及 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lisuonengji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 力所能及 from the suggestions. Typing lisuonengji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
力所能及 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.