Word: 功力 (gōnglì) 功力 dictionary entry gōnglì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power Full dictionary entry for 功力 Example sentences using 功力 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他写毛笔字的功力真不一般。 Tā xiě Máobǐzì de gōnglì zhēn bù yìbān. His skill at brush calligraphy is really extraordinary. 这幅画看得出画家深厚的功力。 Zhè fú huà kàndechū huàjiā shēnhòu de gōnglì. You can see the painter's deep skill in this painting.