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HSK
6

violence

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bao4li4 bàolì

Meaning


Primary

violence

Alternatives

force, violent

Mnemonic


暴力 Violence refers to the 暴 violent use of 力 power to achieve some end.

Usage


他 反對 暴力。

He opposes violence.

暴力 是 不對 的。

Violence is wrong.

他們 用 暴力 奪取 了 權力。

They used violence to seize power.