HSK 6 · Emotions

毅力 yìlì “perseverance” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 毅力 means

  1. perseverance
  2. willpower
  3. tenacity

How to say 毅力

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale毅yì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling

毅力 in a sentence

  1. 就像你们知道的那样，毅力是成功的关键。

    Jiù xiàng nǐmen zhīdao de nàyàng, yìlì shì chénggōng de guānjiàn.

    As you know, perseverance is the key to success.

    Sentence #334734 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。

    Xuéhǎo yì mén wàiyǔ xūyào jiānrèn bùbá de yìlì.

    Mastering a foreign language takes great perseverance.

    Sentence #1736070 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 信心、毅力、勇气三者具备，则天下没有做不成的事。

    Xìnxīn, yìlì, yǒngqì sān zhě jùbèi, zé tiānxià méiyǒu zuò bùchéng de shì.

    With confidence, perseverance and courage, there’s nothing in the world you can’t achieve.

    Sentence #838368 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 毅力 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 毅 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
毅yìfirm and resolute
  • 豙part of the characterSound part
  • 殳weapon · shūMeaning part
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.

How to write 毅力

毅 15 strokes · 力 2 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 毅力

Words with 毅

毅然yìrán · resolutely

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

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

厌恶yànwù · to loathe压抑yāyì · to suppress (emotions)野心yěxīn · ambition疑惑yíhuò · doubt意志yìzhì · will诱惑yòuhuò · to tempt忧郁yōuyù · melancholy冤枉yuānwang · to wrong (someone)

FAQs

毅力 (yìlì) means “perseverance” or “willpower”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yìlì: yì with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 毅力 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yili with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 毅力 from the suggestions. Typing yili into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
毅力 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.