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人力 (rén lì) — how to say "manpower" in Chinese
人力
Manpower
noun
Character composition
人
person
力
strength
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
Collocations
需要人力
xūyào rénlì
need manpower
缺少人力
quēshǎo rénlì
lack manpower
Examples
这个项目需要很多人力。
This project requires a lot of manpower.
公司需要人力。
The company needs manpower.
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Manpower meaning in Chinese
"manpower" in Chinese is 人力 (rén lì).
人力 meaning in English
人力 (rén lì) means "Manpower".
How is 人力 pronounced?
It is pronounced rén lì (written as ren li, renli). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "manpower" in Chinese characters?
It is written 人力: 人 has 2 strokes, 力 has 2 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 人力?
人力 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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