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武力 (wǔ lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

武力 (wǔ lì) is a Chinese word: military force. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 武力

名 míng noun

military force

我们应该通过对话而不是武力来解决争端。

wǒ men yīng gāi tōng guò duì huà ér bù shì wǔ lì lái jiě jué zhēng duān

We should resolve disputes through dialogue rather than military force.

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Word breakdown

武 wǔ — military, martial, armed

力 lì — force, power, strength

Structure & writing
1 武 wǔ — military; martial (opposite of civil/literary "文")
武 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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1.2 弋 yì — an arrow with a string attached, used for shooting birds
弋 is a component in 4 characters

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.

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