马力

馬力

mǎlì

noun HSK 7-9 #11,558

Meanings

1 horsepower

Characters

power; strength

Examples

HSK 2

这辆车有三百马力。

Zhè liàng chē yǒu sānbǎi mǎlì.

This car has 300 horsepower.

HSK 6

我们要开足马力完成任务。

Wǒmen yào kāizú mǎlì wánchéng rènwu.

We need to go full throttle to complete the task.

Tips

usage

开足马力 (kāizú mǎlì) literally means 'open up full horsepower' - a common idiom meaning to go all out or work at full capacity.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

力 lì