Meaning of 大力
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- energetically; vigorously
How to use 大力
大力 is a formal adverb placed before a verb, often in news, government, or business language about promoting or supporting something. Example: 政府大力发展教育。(Zhèngfǔ dàlì fāzhǎn jiàoyù.) The government is vigorously developing education.
大 (dà) means big and 力 (lì) means strength, so 大力 is doing something with big strength. Picture a person with arms spread wide (大) pushing hard with all their power (力).
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 大力 for personal effort, like studying hard, where 努力 (nǔlì) is the natural choice. 大力 usually goes with large-scale actions such as 支持 (zhīchí), 推广 (tuīguǎng), or 发展 (fāzhǎn).
大力 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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力 lì · power · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 大力.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 努力 | nǔlì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
Questions about 大力
What does 大力 mean?
大力 (dàlì) means "energetically; vigorously" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 大力?
大力 is made of 2 characters: 大 (3 strokes), 力 (2 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 大力 an HSK word?
Yes. 大力 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 大力 be used in casual conversation?
It sounds formal and official, so it is rare in casual speech. In daily talk people usually say 很努力 or 使劲 (shǐjìn) for physical force.
Does 大力 need 地 (de) before the verb?
No. 大力 goes directly before the verb, as in 大力支持 (dàlì zhīchí), to strongly support. Adding 地 is unnecessary and sounds odd.