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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 动力

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
动力 dòng lì - motive power
- (fig.) motivation; impetus

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 3 3,442 2,041 2,715

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
动 dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
力 lì- surname Li
力 lì- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously

Other Words Containing 动力

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
动力 6 3 3,442 2,041 2,715
劳动力 - 9 21,169 4,006 19,060
动力学 - - 21,854 15,286 56,624
推动力 - - 34,727 21,687 43,868
原动力 - - 38,191 32,730 38,386
驱动力 - - 40,622 33,060 41,058
核动力 - - 50,545 37,011 47,090