hei3 lik6氣力气力
Jyutpinghei3 lik6
Yalehei lihk
Definition
Physical strength or energy.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical stamina required to complete a task rather than general vitality or spirit. It is frequently used in negative constructions to describe being drained or physically spent after exertion. Unlike more abstract terms for energy, it implies a tangible depletion of bodily power.
Examples
I really have no energy left after moving these things.
Do you still have the strength to walk up there?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe mental energy or enthusiasm, as it is strictly tied to physical capacity. For mental or general energy, use 精神 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
