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软实力

ruǎnshílì

soft power

A performer on a curtained stage plays for a crowd
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Characters in this word

软 ruǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 欠 to lack, to owe
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

  • 文化产业的国际传播,已经成为衡量国家软实力的重要指标。 Wénhuà chǎnyè de guójì chuánbō, yǐjīng chéngwéi héngliáng guójiā ruǎnshílì de zhòngyào zhǐbiāo. The international spread of cultural industries has become an important measure of a country's soft power.
  • 电影和音乐是传播国家软实力的好方式。 Diànyǐng hé yīnyuè shì chuánbō guójiā ruǎnshílì de hǎo fāngshì. Film and music are good ways of spreading a country's soft power.
  • 一所大学的软实力体现在师资和学术水平上。 Yī suǒ dàxué de ruǎnshílì tǐxiàn zài shīzī hé xuéshù shuǐpíng shàng. A university's soft power is reflected in its teaching staff and academic level.

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