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浮力

fú lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

浮力 (fú lì) means "buoyancy". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 浮力 means

1. buoyancy

The characters in 浮力

• 浮fúto float; superficial; floating
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Words starting with 浮力

• 浮力定律fú lì dìng lǜArchimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)
• 浮力调整背心fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīnBCD; Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)
• 浮力调整装置fú lì tiáo zhěng zhuāng zhìBCD; Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)

Sounds the same

Read fú lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 福利material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare
• 浮利mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read fú lì correctly.
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