暴力
Old HSK 6
暴力 (bàolì) · violence
暴力 (bàolì) means “violence; force”. It is written with 2 characters: 暴 (violent) + 力 (strength). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 暴力 is built
The characters
暴 bào · violent
What 暴 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 共gòng — all
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 水shuǐ — water
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
我们反对一切暴力。Wǒmen fǎnduì yíqiè bàolì.We oppose all violence.
电影里有暴力镜头，孩子不宜看。Diànyǐng lǐ yǒu bàolì jìngtóu, háizi bù yí kàn.The film has violent scenes and isn't suitable for children.
Questions about 暴力
What does 暴力 mean?
暴力 (bàolì) means “violence; force”.
How do you pronounce 暴力?
暴力 is pronounced bàolì.
Which HSK level is 暴力?
暴力 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 暴露bàolùto expose
- 风暴fēngbàostorm
- 努力nǔlìto work hard
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 力量lìliangstrength
- 能力nénglìability
- 实力shílìstrength
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 压力yālìpressure
- 尽力jìnlìto do one's best
Learn 暴力 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.