"動力" meaning in Chinese

See 動力 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ²² lɪk̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /tɔŋ²² liak̚²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, IPA], /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA, Kaohsiung], /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA, Taipei], /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA], /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA] Audio: Zh-dònglì.ogg [Mandarin, Bopomofo] Forms: 动力 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 動力
  1. (literally) motive power Tags: literally Hyponyms (motive power): 電力 (diànlì), 电力 (diànlì), 風力 (fēnglì), 风力 (fēnglì), 水力 (shuǐlì)
    Sense id: en-動力-zh-noun-qVjWRLqS Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'motive power': 98 2
  2. (figuratively) force; impetus; motivation (to do something) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-動力-zh-noun-bT11NMQj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 動機 (dòngjī), 动机 (dòngjī)
Derived forms: 光動力 (guāngdònglì), 光动力 (guāngdònglì), 動力學 (dònglìxué), 动力学 (dònglìxué), 動力機 (dònglìjī), 动力机 (dònglìjī), 動力煤 (dònglìméi), 动力煤 (dònglìméi), 原動力 (yuándònglì), 原动力 (yuándònglì), 核動力 (hédònglì), 核动力 (hédònglì)
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh_pron": "tung⁴-li⁴"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      "zh_pron": "dùng-lì"
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      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²² liak̚²⁴/",
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        "Quanzhou",
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      "roman": "guāngdònglì",
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      "zh_pron": "dùng-lì"
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      "zh_pron": "dung⁶ lig⁶"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ²² lɪk̚²/",
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        "Quanzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "tǒng-lia̍k"
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        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²² liak̚²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
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      "zh_pron": "tōng-le̍k"
    },
    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh_pron": "tōng-li̍k"
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    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "doxnglek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "動力"
}

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