强力 (qiáng lì) — brute force; strong force

Definition

noun

brute forcestrong force

强力。
Zhè zhǒng qiáng lì kě yǐ cuī huǐ rèn hé zhàng ài.
This kind of brute force can destroy any obstacle.
强力。
Tā men yòng qiáng lì jiě jué le wèn tí.
They solved the problem with brute force.
强力，。
Miàn duì qiáng lì, wǒ men zhǐ néng xuǎn zé tuǒ xié.
Facing brute force, we can only choose to compromise.

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.

强 describes 力, giving the idea of strong or brute force.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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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