How to say “vigorously” in Chinese

大力

dàlì

vigorously

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Vigorously” in Chinese is 大力, dà lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

大力 is read dà lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

dà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

大

dà — big

A person with arms spread wide.

力

lì — strength

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 “大力”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 大力. Tap the sound icon to listen.

城市大力发展公共交通。chéngshìdàlìfāzhǎngōnggòngjiāotōngThe city is actively developing public transport.
政府大力支持年轻人创业zhèngfǔdàlìzhīchíniánqīngrénchuàngyèThe authorities strongly support young people who start their own businesses.
政府大力支持新兴产业zhèngfǔdàlìzhīchíxīnxīngchǎnyèThe government strongly supports emerging industries.
政府大力发展新能源，以便减少对石油的依赖。zhèngfǔdàlìfāzhǎnxīnnéngyuán,yǐbiànjiǎnshǎoduìshíyóudeyīlàiThe government is vigorously developing new energy sources to reduce dependence on oil.
国家大力支持高新技术产业的发展。guójiādàlìzhīchígāoxīnjìshùchǎnyèdefāzhǎnThe state gives strong support to the development of high-tech industries.
政府给予企业大力支持。zhèngfǔjǐyǔqǐyèdàlìzhīchíThe government gives businesses strong support.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “vigorously” in Chinese?

“Vigorously” in Chinese is 大力, pinyin dàlì.

What does 大力 mean?

大力 (dàlì) means “vigorously”.

How do you write 大力?

大力 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 大力?

大力 is read dàlì. Tones: dà — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“vigorously” in the lesson “Create and develop”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. 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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