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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原动力

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原动力 yuán dòng lì - motive force
- prime mover
- first cause
- agent

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
- - 38,191 32,730 38,386

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
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
- surname Li
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously

Other Words Containing 原动力

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
原动力 - - 38,191 32,730 38,386