原力

yuánlì
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Meanings

  1. 1 the Force (from Star Wars)
  2. 2 primal energy / original force

Examples

Yuàn yuánlì yǔ nǐ tóng zài.
May the Force be with you.
Juédì wǔshì néng gǎnshòu dào yuánlì.
Jedi can sense the Force.

Tips

culture
Standard Chinese rendering of 'the Force' from 《星球大战》 (Star Wars). (origin) + (power) was chosen to capture the metaphysical 'underlying energy' connotation. The line 'May the Force be with you' is canonically translated 原力.

In Pop Culture

星球大战 Xīngqiú Dàzhàn
Star Wars
American film franchise (1977–) where 原力 is the mystical energy field wielded by Jedi and Sith

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