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title: "Renli Meaning: 人力 (rénlì) Means “manpower”"
description: "人力 (rénlì) means “manpower; labor power”. Hear its tones, see what 人 and 力 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renli"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 人力 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

人力 rénlì

## manpower; labor power

## It can also mean

- human resources

## Its characters

1. 人 rén person
2. 力 lì power

## In a sentence

这项工作需要大量人力。 This job requires a lot of manpower.

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## More words with 人 or 力

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [暴力 bàolì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoli)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [大力 dàlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dali)

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