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動力

简 动力 · 繁 動力
Mandarin · pinyin dòng lì

Meanings

  1. motive power
  2. (fig.) motivation; impetus
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動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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4–4 · dong4 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung6 lik6

Cantonese word readings for 動力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dung6 lik6

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noun

  1. (literally) motive power
  2. (figuratively) force; impetus; motivation (to do something)

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