# 势力 (shìli)

In Mandarin Chinese, 势力 (shìli) means “power; influence (force)”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: power; influence (force)
- Pinyin: shìli (shi4 li5)
- Traditional: 勢力
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他们在这个地区的势力很大。
  Tāmen zài zhège dìqū de shìli hěn dà.
  Their influence in this area is very strong.

## Characters

- 势 (shì): power; influence
- [力](https://hanziro.com/word/li-strength/) (lì): strength; power

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-li-power/

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