bik1 lik6 / bik6 lik1迫力
Jyutpingbik1 lik6 / bik6 lik1
Yalebīk lihk / bihk līk
Definition
A brake; a device used to slow down or stop a vehicle, transliterated from English.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Derived from the English word brake, this term is the standard way to refer to the mechanism in daily Cantonese. While formal written Chinese uses 剎車, using 迫力 is much more natural when speaking to mechanics or friends while driving. It is strictly used for the mechanical device and not for the abstract concept of stopping or hindering progress.
Measure word
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Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the word 魄力, which refers to courage or drive in a person. They sound identical in many contexts, but their meanings are completely unrelated.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
