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大力
dàlì
Main
English Definitionenergetically; vigorously
Simplified Script大力
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindàlì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)daai6lik6
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother
power; force; strength; ability; strenuously; (Chinese surname)

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大学dàxuéuniversity; college; the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism
大家dàjiāeveryone; influential family; great expert
大楼dàlóubuilding (a relatively large, multi-storey one)
大衣dàyīovercoat; topcoat; cloak
大陆dàlùcontinent; mainland; mainland China (reference to the PRC)
Words With Same Tail Word    
巧克力qiǎo kè lìchocolate (loanword)
能力nénglìcapability; ability
努力nǔlìgreat effort; to strive; to try hard
实力shílìstrength
体力tǐlìphysical strength; physical power
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