HSK 5 · Ideas

力量 lìliang “power” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 力量 means

  1. power
  2. force
  3. strength

How to say 力量

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the neutral tone: short and light, with no contour of its own量liangneutral tone, light and short

Grey pinyin is a neutral tone: say it short and light. More on the neutral tone

力量 in a sentence

  1. 我相信，知识就是力量。

    Wǒ xiāngxìn, zhīshi jiù shì lìliang.

    I believe that knowledge is power.

    Sentence #1423325 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 习惯的力量是伟大的。

    Xíguàn de lìliang shì wěidà de.

    The power of habit is great.

    Sentence #8845147 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 不要低估我的力量。

    Búyào dīgū wǒ de lìliang.

    Don’t underestimate my strength.

    Sentence #1778281 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 力量 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 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.

The character 量 (liáng) with each of its parts in a different colour
量liángto measurelight in 力量
  • 旦dawn · dànSound part
  • 里village · lǐMeaning part

里 hints at the meaning (village); 旦 (dàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with liang.

How to write 力量

力 2 strokes · 量 12 strokes

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

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

Words related to 力量

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魅力mèilì · charm视力shìlì · eyesight

Words with 量

商量shāngliang · to consult数量shùliàng · amount质量zhìliàng · quality重量zhòngliàng · weight尽量jǐnliàng · as much as possible较量jiàoliàng · contest打量dǎliang · to size up测量cèliáng · to measure能量néngliàng · energy分量fènliàng · weight

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FAQs

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