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正能量

zhèngnéngliàng

positive energy; positive influence or attitude

A smiling person warms a reviving flower with rays
Memory picture

Characters in this word

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

能 néng

Strokes
10
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

量 liáng

Strokes
12
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
旦 dawn 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 真正的正能量不是回避痛苦,而是在承认困难之后仍愿意行动。 Zhēnzhèng de zhèngnéngliàng bú shì huíbì tòngkǔ, ér shì zài chéngrèn kùnnán zhīhòu réng yuànyì xíngdòng. Real positive energy is not avoiding pain, but still being willing to act after acknowledging difficulties.
  • 他总能传递正能量,让身边的同事充满干劲。 Tā zǒng néng chuándì zhèngnéngliàng, ràng shēnbiān de tóngshì chōngmǎn gànjìn. He always radiates positive energy, filling the colleagues around him with drive.
  • 遇到挫折时,多读一些充满正能量的故事会有帮助。 Yùdào cuòzhé shí, duō dú yīxiē chōngmǎn zhèngnéngliàng de gùshi huì yǒu bāngzhù. When you meet setbacks, reading uplifting stories will help.

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