wǎn lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pulling power (of draft animals)
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Original source entry:

挽力 挽力 [wan3 li4] /pulling power (of draft animals)/

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  • 挽
    wǎn

    to pull / to draw (a cart or a bow) / to roll up / to coil / to carry on the arm / to lament the dead / (fig.) to pull against / to recover / to draw (a cart)

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

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