粵

勢sai3力lik6

simp势力
sai3 lik6shì li

English

  1. power
  2. influence
  3. a force (military, political etc)
  4. power; force; influence

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 能夠隨自己心意,影響現狀或其他人行動嘅能力

Examples

  • 他试图扩大自己的势力范围。

    He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 美國在中東的行為如同恐怖主義勢力。

    The USA is acting like a terrorist force in the Middle East.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 党为自己的利益追求势力。我们对别人不体贴;我们只追求势力。

    The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power.

    Tatoeba · iiujik CC BY

  • 勢力範圍

    sphere of influence

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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