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动力 (dòng lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

动力 (dòng lì) is a Chinese word: motivation, driving force, power. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 动力

名 míng noun

motivation, driving force, power

学习的动力来自兴趣。

xué xí de dòng lì lái zì xìng qù

The motivation for learning comes from interest.

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Word breakdown

动 dòng — movement, motion, action (the dynamic aspect)

力 lì — force, power, strength (the energy aspect)

Structure & writing
1 动 dòng — to move; to change position or leave a state of rest (opposite of '静')

动 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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力 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order