How to say “violence” in Chinese
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“Violence” in Chinese is 暴力, bào lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
暴力 is read bào lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 日 “sun”. 暴雨 — “violent rain”, a downpour.
It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “暴力”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 暴力. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们反对任何形式的暴力。wǒmenfǎnduìrènhéxíngshìdebàolìWe oppose violence in any form.
More words from the lesson “Privacy and difficult topics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “violence” in Chinese?
“Violence” in Chinese is 暴力, pinyin bàolì.
What does 暴力 mean?
暴力 (bàolì) means “violence”.
How do you write 暴力?
暴力 is 2 characters: 暴 (bào) — violent, fierce; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 暴力?
暴力 is read bàolì. Tones: bào — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“violence” in the lesson “Privacy and difficult topics”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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