实力
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
实力 (shílì) · strength
实力 (shílì) means “strength; actual ability”. It is written with 2 characters: 实 (real) + 力 (strength). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 实力 is built
The characters
实 shí · real
What 实 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
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
两个队的实力差不多。Liǎng ge duì de shílì chàbuduō.The two teams are about equal in strength.
这个球队很有实力。Zhège qiúduì hěn yǒu shílì.This team is very strong.
Questions about 实力
What does 实力 mean?
实力 (shílì) means “strength; actual ability”.
How do you pronounce 实力?
实力 is pronounced shílì.
Which HSK level is 实力?
实力 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 实际shíjìactual
- 实习shíxíto intern
- 实现shíxiànto realize
- 实在shízàihonest
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 其实qíshíactually
- 确实quèshíindeed
- 实际上shíjìshàngin fact
- 实行shíxíngto carry out
- 实验shíyànexperiment
Learn 实力 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.