MEANING/意义
    势力
      
  • shì lì
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    power; (ability to)  influence
    Type noun/名词  
        
      2
      
    power; influence
    Type noun/名词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 扩张势力范围
      
      
    kuò zhāng shì lì fàn wéi
      
    sound for pinyin
    enlarge the sphere of influence (of a person or a group) 

  • 他势力很大,没人敢碰他。
      
      
    tā shì lì hěn dà ,méi rén gǎn pèng tā .
      
    sound for pinyin
    He has a lot of influence. No one dares to offend him.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 黑恶势力
      
    hēi è shì lì
      
    sound for pinyin
    sinister powers; Mafia-like gangs
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