重力

zhònglì

noun #7,727

Meanings

Yuèqiú shàng de zhònglì bǐ dìqiú xiǎo.

The gravity on the moon is weaker than on Earth.

Píngguǒ yīnwèi zhònglì diào dào le dì shàng.

The apple fell to the ground because of gravity.

Yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng zhōng gǎnshòu bú dào zhònglì.

Astronauts don't feel gravity in space.

mistakes

重 has two pronunciations: zhòng (heavy/weight) and chóng (again/repeat). In 重力 it's zhòng because it relates to weight, not repetition.

重 zhòng

力 lì