Chinese word

大力

Pronunciation

Pinyindà lì

Meaning

  • adverbvigorously

Example

公司大力推进这个项目。gōng sī dà lì tuī jìn zhè ge xiàng mù

The company is vigorously moving this project forward.

Illustration for 大力 (vigorously)

More examples

警方大力打击犯罪活动。jǐng fāng dà lì dǎ jī fàn zuì huó dòng

The police are vigorously cracking down on criminal activities.

Core concept

A large amount of force is put behind an action, giving it firm forward momentum.

Common phrases

  • 大力发展dà lì fā zhǎn

    vigorously develop

  • 大力打击dà lì dǎ jī

    vigorously crack down on

  • 大力投入dà lì tóu rù

    invest heavily

Similar words

全力quán lì: Using every bit of available effort for an action.
尽力jìn lì: By doing everything possible to achieve a result.
极力jí lì: With the strongest possible effort or intensity.

Definition in Chinese

以强劲、有力的方式去做事，既可指实际的用力动作，也常用来形容在政策、工作、工程等方面给予有力的推动或支持，作副词使用。yǐ qiáng jìng yǒu lì de fāng shì qù zuò shì jì kě zhǐ shí jì de yòng lì dòng zuò yě cháng yòng lái xíng róng zài zhèng cè gōng zuò gōng chéng děng fāng miàn jí yǔ yǒu lì de tuī dòng huò zhī chí zuò fù cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

The compound 大 (dà, "big") + 力 (lì, "strength") means great force in its parts and develops into an adverb that marks strong force behind an action.

Usage tips

  • When the subject is a project, policy, or organization, the word can describe active backing even when no person is using bodily force, a useful clue for reading Chinese news and workplace messages.

Other meanings

  • forcefullyadverb
  • powerfullyadverb

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