comprehensive national power; overall national strength
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comprehensive national power; aggregate national capability; overall national strength
formalA technical term in political science, international relations, and economics used to measure a nation-state's aggregate capabilities across military, economic, technological, and soft power dimensions. Often used in comparative studies of great power competition.
Jìn近
nián年
lái来
，
zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
zōng综
hé合
guó国
lì力
yǒu有
le了
xiǎn显
zhù著
tí提
shēng升
。
In recent years, this country's comprehensive national power has seen remarkable improvement.
Zōng综
hé合
guó国
lì力
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
guī归
gēn根
jié到
dǐ底
shì是
rén人
cái才
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
。
Competition in comprehensive national power is ultimately competition for talented individuals.
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Píng评
gū估
zōng综
hé合
guó国
lì力
xū需
yào要
kǎo考
chá察
yìng硬
shí实
lì力
hé和
ruǎn软
shí实
lì力
liǎng两
gè个
fāng方
miàn面
。
Assessing comprehensive national power requires examining both hard power and soft power.
Suí随
zhe着
zōng综
hé合
guó国
lì力
de的
zēng增
qiáng强
，
gāi该
guó国
zài在
guó国
jì际
shì事
wù务
zhōng中
de的
huà话
yǔ语
quán权
yě也
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
dà大
。
As its comprehensive national power grows, that country's voice in international affairs carries increasing weight.