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动力

dònglì

motivation; driving force

An engine pushing a cart
Memory picture

Characters in this word

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

力 lì

Strokes
2
Radical
力 — strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 音乐给我动力。 Yīnyuè gěi wǒ dònglì. Music gives me motivation.
  • 学习需要动力。 Xuéxí xūyào dònglì. Studying needs motivation.
  • 他很有动力。 Tā hěn yǒu dònglì. He has a lot of motivation.

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