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魅力 mèilì “charm” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 魅力 means

  1. charm
  2. fascination
  3. glamor
  4. charisma

How to say 魅力

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale魅mèi4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling

魅力 in a sentence

  1. 你低估了你的魅力。

    Nǐ dīgū le nǐ de mèilì.

    You underestimate your charm.

    Sentence #8794699 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他有一种魅力。

    Tā yǒu yìzhǒng mèilì.

    He has a certain charm.

    Sentence #1895004 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 旧村屋有它自己一定的魅力。

    Jiù cūnwū yǒu tā zìjǐ yídìng de mèilì.

    The old cottage has a certain charm of its own.

    Sentence #847801 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 魅力 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 魅 (mèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
魅mèidemon
  • 鬼ghost · guǐ
  • 未part of the character
The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

How to write 魅力

魅 14 strokes · 力 2 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

魅力 (mèilì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 魅力 (mèilì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 魅力

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power视力shìlì · eyesight

More words: Ideas & Concepts

领域lǐngyù · domain逻辑luójí · logic毛病máobìng · fault矛盾máodùn · contradiction梦想mèngxiǎng · dream面积miànjī · area (of a floor or piece of land)命运mìngyùn · fate目标mùbiāo · target

FAQs

魅力 (mèilì) means “charm” or “fascination”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mèilì: mèi with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 魅力 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type meili with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 魅力 from the suggestions. Typing meili into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
魅力 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.