人力

rén lì · ren li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. manpower
  2. labor power

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2 examples
01

机(jī)械(xiè)力(lì)代(dài)替(tì)人(rén)力(lì), 这(zhè)是(shì)蒸(zhēng)汽(qì)机(jī)发(fā)明(míng)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

The result of the invention of the steam engine was that human power was replaced by mechanical power.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)人(rén)们(men)使(shǐ)用(yòng)这(zhè)些(xiē)现(xiàn)代(dài)化(huà)的(de)机(jī)器(qì), 那(nà)将(jiāng)节(jié)省(shěng)很(hěn)多(duō)人(rén)力(lì)。

If you use this modern equipment, it will save a lot of manpower.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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