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一臂之力 (yī bì zhī lì): A helping hand (idiom (noun phrase)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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一臂之力 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

[a more literary form of 的; showing possession]

strength, power, force

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Pinyinyī bì zhī lì

Meaninga helping hand; assistance

Characters4

HSK—

Syntaxidiom (noun phrase)

Word一臂之力

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 一臂之力.

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一些yī xiēHSK 1
一半yī bànHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3

Words with 臂

手臂shǒu bìHSK 6
双臂shuāng bì
长臂猿cháng bì yuán
螂臂当车lángbì dāng chē

Words with 之

之中zhī zhōngHSK 4
之前zhī qiánHSK 4
之后zhī hòuHSK 4
之间zhī jiānHSK 4
百分之bǎi fēn zhīHSK 4
总之zǒng zhīHSK 5
之际zhī jìHSK 6
反之

Words with 力

努力nǔ lìHSK 3
力气lì qiHSK 4
压力yā lìHSK 4
听力tīng lìHSK 4
能力néng lìHSK 4
巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4
人力rén lìHSK 5
体力

fǎn zhī

HSK 6

tǐ lì

HSK 5

3.

Example Sentences with 一臂之力

qǐng请

bāng帮

wǒ我

yī一

bǎ把

，

zhù助

wǒ我

yī一

bì臂

zhī之

lì力

。

Please give me a hand, lend me a helping hand.

péng朋

you友

zài在

wǒ我

kùn困

nan难

shí时

shēn伸

chū出

le

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě者

wèi为

zāi灾

qū区

chóng重

jiàn建

gòng贡

xiàn

了

yī一

bì臂

zhī之

lì力

。

My friend lent me a helping hand when I was in trouble.

献

le了

yī一

bì臂

zhī之

lì力

。

Volunteers contributed a helping hand to the reconstruction of the disaster area.