有力

yǒulì

adjective HSK 5 #5,198

Meanings

Have + strength — powerful, forceful.

Tā yǒulì de wò le wò wǒ de shǒu.

He shook my hand firmly.

Zhè shì yī gè yǒulì de zhèngjù.

This is a compelling piece of evidence.

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ le yǒulì de cuòshī.

The government took powerful measures.

usage

有力 can describe both physical strength and abstract power (strong arguments, effective measures). 无力 (wúlì) is the opposite — powerless, weak.

有 yǒu

力 lì