动力
dòng lì 4–4
motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus
- Characters
- 2
- 动 · 力
- Syllables
- 2
- dòng lì
- Frequency
- Less common
- corpus count 2,740
Part of speech: n
Character by character
- 动dòng6 strokesHSK 1 traditional 動move, happen; movement, action
- 力lì2 strokesHSK 2power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
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Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 动力. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 努力nǔ lìHSK 2
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- 能力néng lìHSK 3
capability; ability
- 动dòngHSK 1
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb
- 活动huó dòngHSK 2
to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior
- 行动xíng dòngHSK 2
operation; action; to move about; mobile
- 力lìHSK 3
power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- 力量lì liangHSK 3
power; force; strength
- 压力yā lìHSK 3
pressure
- 运动yùn dòngHSK 2
to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign
- 动作dòng zuòHSK 1
movement; motion; action; to act; to move
- 动物dòng wùHSK 2
animal
- 激动jī dòngHSK 4
to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
- 移动yí dòngHSK 4
to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable
- 启动qǐ dòngHSK 5
to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
- 权力quán lìHSK 6
power; authority
- 自动zì dòngHSK 3
automatic; voluntarily
- 实力shí lìHSK 3
strength
- 主动zhǔ dòngHSK 3
to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 感动gǎn dòngHSK 2
to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
- 魅力mèi lìHSK 7
charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
- 暴力bào lìHSK 6
violence; force; violent
- 巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4
chocolate (loanword)
- 发动fā dòngHSK 3
to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
- 全力quán lìHSK 6
with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)