威力
Old HSK 6
威力 (wēilì) · power
威力 (wēilì) means “power; might; force”. It is written with 2 characters: 威 (might) + 力 (strength). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 威力 is built
The characters
威 wēi · might
What 威 is made of
- 戌xū — 11th terrestrial branch
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 女nǚ — woman
力 lì · strength
What 力 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A plow's head representing strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
台风的威力非常大。Táifēng de wēilì fēicháng dà.The typhoon is extremely powerful.
这种新药显示出了很大的威力。Zhè zhǒng xīn yào xiǎnshì chū le hěn dà de wēilì.This new drug has proved very powerful.
Questions about 威力
What does 威力 mean?
威力 (wēilì) means “power; might; force”.
How do you pronounce 威力?
威力 is pronounced wēilì.
Which HSK level is 威力?
威力 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 威胁wēixiéto threaten
- 权威quánwēiauthority
- 示威shìwēito demonstrate
- 威风wēifēngimposing
- 威望wēiwàngprestige
- 威信wēixìnprestige
- 努力nǔlìto work hard
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 力量lìliangstrength
- 能力nénglìability
Learn 威力 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 187: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.