合力 (hé lì) — to join forces, to pool efforts

Definition

A verb meaning 'to join forces / pool efforts' — emphasizes multiple parties combining effort toward one goal. In physics it also means the 'resultant of forces.'

verb
to join forcesto pool efforts

Examples

  • 合力
    Dà jiā hé lì wán chéng le zhè ge xiàng mù.
    Everyone joined forces to complete this project.
  • Tā men hé le yí cì lì, jiù bǎ shí tou bān zǒu le.
    They pooled their efforts once and moved the stone away.
  • 合力
    Liǎng guó hé lì yìng duì qì hòu biàn huà.
    The two countries join forces to tackle climate change.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

combine
force

合 means combine and 力 means force or effort; together they mean to join forces.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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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.

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