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动力

dòng lì · dong li

Traditional 動力

Meaning

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家(jiā)人(rén)的(de)支(zhī)持(chí)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)继(jì)续(xù)前(qián)进(jìn)的(de)动(dòng)力(lì)。

My family's support gave me the motivation to keep moving forward.

这(zhè)台(tái)机(jī)器(qì)靠(kào)电(diàn)力(lì)提(tí)供(gōng)动(dòng)力(lì)。

This machine gets its motive power from electricity.

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(of sth) to move; to set in movement

power; force

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