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风力 (fēng lì) — wind force; wind strength (in meteorology); wind power (as an energy source)

Definition

风力 is a technical/measure term for the strength of the wind (e.g., 风力八级) and for wind power as energy. Plain 风 just means 'wind'; here 力量 ('strength/power') is built into the compound.

noun
wind forcewind strength (in meteorology)wind power (as an energy source)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 风力，。
    Jīn tiān de fēng lì bú dà, shì hé chū qù wán.
    Today's wind force is not strong, it's good to go out and play.
  • 风力，风力。
    Zhè ge dì qū fēng lì zī yuán fēng fù, shì hé fā zhǎn fēng fēng lì fā diàn.
    This area has abundant wind power resources and is suitable for developing wind power generation.
  • 风力。
    Qì xiàng yù bào shuō fēng lì huì zēng qiáng dào bā jí.
    The weather forecast says the wind force will strengthen to level 8.

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.

风fēngwind
力lìforce

风 supplies the natural movement, while 力 gives the strength measured in weather reports.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 风 →

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 6Energy & PowerWeather

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