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大力 (dà lì) — (noun) great strength; powerful force; (adverb) vigorously; with great effort

Definition

大力 is an adverb meaning 'with great force or effort,' used before verbs for vigorous action (e.g., 大力推广). Compared to 全力 ('with all one's strength'), it emphasizes a large-scale push rather than personal maximum effort.

noun
great strengthpowerful force
adverb
vigorouslywith great effort
Easily confused

Examples

  • 大力。
    Gōng sī dà lì tuī guǎng xīn chǎn pǐn.
    The company is vigorously promoting new products.
  • 大力。
    Wǒ men yào dà lì fā zhǎn jiào yù shì yè.
    We must vigorously develop the education sector.
  • 大力。
    Tā yòng dà lì tuī kāi le nà shàn mén.
    He used great strength to push that door open.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàgreat
力lìstrength

大 as great modifies 力 as strength, giving great power used vigorously.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Abstract Concepts

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