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title: "Yili Meaning: 毅力 (perseverance) or 屹立 (to stand tall)?"
description: "毅力 (yìlì) means “perseverance; willpower”. Not the yili you heard? See 屹立. Hear its tones, see what 毅 and 力 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yili"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 毅力 mean?

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毅力 yìlì

## perseverance; willpower

## Its characters

1. 毅 yì resolute
2. 力 lì power

## In a sentence

学好一门外语需要很大的毅力。 Mastering a foreign language takes a lot of perseverance.

[More about 毅力](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AF%85%E5%8A%9B)

## Other words said yili

- [屹立yìlìto stand tall](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%B9%E7%AB%8B)

## More words with 毅 or 力

- [暴力 bàolì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoli)
- [大力 dàlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dali)
- [电力 diànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianli)
- [动力 dònglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongli)
- [乏力 fálì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fali)
- [活力 huólì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoli)
- [接力 jiēlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieli)
- [尽力 jìnlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinli)
- [劳动力 láodònglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laodongli)
- [力度 lìdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lidu)

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