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体力

tǐ lì · ti li

Traditional 體力

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. physical strength
  2. physical power
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Climbing the hill

  1. Dengdeng

    爬山(páshān)，我(wǒ)的(de)体力(tǐlì)不行(bùxíng)了(le)。

    Climbing the hill, my stamina is gone.

  2. Liangliang

    才(cái)爬(pá)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)啊(a)。

    You have only climbed for ten minutes.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)体力(tǐlì)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)？

    How is your stamina so good?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)爬楼梯(pálóutī)，家(jiā)在(zài)六楼(liùlóu)。

    I climb the stairs every day. My home is on the sixth floor.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)也(yě)在(zài)六楼(liùlóu)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)电梯(diàntī)。

    My home is on the sixth floor too, but I take the elevator.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)跑(pǎo)步(bù)，体(tǐ)力(lì)比(bǐ)以(yǐ)前(qián)好(hǎo)多(duō)了(le)。

He runs every day, and his physical strength is much better than before.

02

爬(pá)完(wán)这(zhè)座(zuò)山(shān)，我(wǒ)的(de)体(tǐ)力(lì)几(jī)乎(hū)用(yòng)完(wán)了(le)。

After climbing this mountain, I had almost used up all my physical strength.

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