力不从心

Traditional: 力不從心

lì bù cóng xīn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish

What does 力不从心 mean?

力不从心 (lì bù cóng xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish

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力Lìsurname Li 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-从cóngvariant of 從|从[cong2]心xīnheart · mind

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力不从心

lì bù cóng xīn

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