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无力 (wú lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

无力 (wú lì) is a Chinese word: powerless, weak, unable. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 无力

动 dòng verb

powerless, weak, unable

他感到无力改变现状。

tā gǎn dào wú lì gǎi biàn xiàn zhuàng

He feels powerless to change the current situation.

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Word breakdown

无 wú — without, not having

力 lì — strength, power, ability

Structure & writing
1 无 wú — to not have, opposite of "有"
无 is a component in 1 characters

无 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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