物力

wùlì

noun #24,561

Meanings

1 material resources
2 physical resources (as opposed to manpower)

Characters

thing / material / object

force / power / resources

Examples

这个项目耗费了大量的人力和物力。

Zhège xiàngmù hàofèi le dàliàng de rénlì hé wùlì.

This project consumed a great deal of manpower and material resources.

在物力有限的情况下，我们必须合理分配资源。

Zài wùlì yǒuxiàn de qíngkuàng xià, wǒmen bìxū hélǐ fēnpèi zīyuán.

With limited material resources, we must allocate them rationally.

Tips

usage

物力 almost always appears alongside 人力 (manpower) in the pattern 人力物力 or 人力和物力, meaning the full spectrum of human and material resources needed for a task.

Stroke Order

物 wù

力 lì