Chinese symbol for “stress”
应力
yìng lì
Traditional: 應力
stress (physics)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stress is 应力 (yìng lì), defined as: stress (physics).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stress”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 讲求 (講求) | jiǎng qiú | to stress; to emphasize |
| 重读 (重讀) | zhòng dú | stress (on a syllable) |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 着重 (著重) | zhuó zhòng | to put emphasis on; to stress |
| 应激反应 (應激反應) | yìng jī fǎn yìng | (physiological etc) stress |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 应力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 应该 (應該) | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 应用 (應用) | yìng yòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 应当 (應當) | yīng dāng | should; ought to |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 相应 (相應) | xiāng yìng | to correspond; answering (one another) |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stress”.
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