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财力 (cái lì) — financial resources; financial strength

Definition

财力 is the financial strength a person or company has — not wealth itself. Compared to 财富 (general wealth) and 财务 (finance administration), 财力 emphasizes available financial capacity or power.

noun
financial resourcesfinancial strength

Examples

  • 财力。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de chéng gōng xū yào chōng zú de cái lì.
    The success of this project requires sufficient financial resources.
  • 财力。
    Tā men gōng sī de cái lì fēi cháng xióng hòu.
    Their company has very strong financial resources.
  • 财力。
    Quē fá cái lì shì hěn duō xiǎo qǐ yè dǎo bì de yuán yīn.
    Lack of financial resources is the reason many small businesses go bankrupt.

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.

财cáifinance
力lìstrength

财 gives the financial sense and 力 gives strength, together naming financial resources.

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 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái財cái
Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

Open 财 →

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 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Finance & Banking

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