Definition
力学 is the Chinese term for 'mechanics' as a branch of physics — the study of forces, motion, and energy. It's a formal academic word used in textbooks, research, and technical contexts. The second sense 'to study hard' (written 力学 as in 努力学习) is a classical Chinese usage that appears in idioms like 力学不倦, but in modern HSK 7 contexts, the physics sense dominates. Be careful not to confuse it with 物理 (physics in general) — 力学 is specifically the mechanics subfield.
n.
mechanics (branch of physics studying forces and motion)
Examples
- 力学。Tā zài dàxué xué de shì gōngchéng lì xué.He studied engineering mechanics at university.
- 力学。lì xué shì wùlǐ xué de yí gè zhòngyào fēnzhī.Mechanics is an important branch of physics.
- 力学。Zhè běn lì xué jiàocái jiǎng le hěn duō jīngdiǎn lǐlùn.This mechanics textbook covers many classical theories.
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