火力 (huǒ lì) — (military) firepower; thermal power (as in power generation)

Definition

Examples

• 敌人的火力太强了，我们暂时无法前进。
  Dí rén de huǒ lì tài qiáng le, wǒ men zàn shí wú fǎ qián jìn.
  The enemy's firepower is too strong; we can't advance for now.
• 这座工厂使用火力发电，效率很高。
  Zhè zuò gōng chǎng shǐ yòng huǒ lì fā diàn, xiào lǜ hěn gāo.
  This factory uses thermal power to generate electricity; the efficiency is high.
• 我们集中火力攻击对方的核心阵地。
  Wǒ men jí zhōng huǒ lì gōng jī duì fāng de hé xīn zhèn dì.
  We concentrated firepower to strike the enemy's core position.

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