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武力

wǔ lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

武力 (wǔ lì) means "military force". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 武力 means

1. military force

The characters in 武力

• 武wǔmartial; military
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 靠武力取胜，犹如落败，因为这样的胜利不会长久。
  Kào wǔlì qǔshèng, yóurú luòbài, yīnwèi zhèyàng de shènglì bù huìzhǎng jiǔ.
  Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

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