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人力

rénlì

human labor; manpower

A person lifting a heavy block
Memory picture

Characters in this word

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

力 lì

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

Example phrases

  • 这活需要人力。 Zhè huó xūyào rénlì. This work needs human labor.
  • 人力不够。 Rénlì bù gòu. There are not enough workers.
  • 我们缺人力。 Wǒmen quē rénlì. We lack manpower.

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