有 力

yǒulì

adjectiveHSK 5

“Powerful” in Chinese is 有力 (yǒulì).

Meaning

powerful
forceful
vigorous

Example

我们采取了强有力的预防措施。

We took strong measures to prevent it.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǒuHSK 16 strokesto have; there is lìHSK 22 strokespower

More HSK 5 words

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Not to be confused with: 有利 (yǒulì, advantageous; favorable)