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勢

shì

power, force; tendency

Strokes
13
Radical
力
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 势

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 势, the simplified form of 勢. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 这种科技的优势是什么？

    Zhè zhǒng kē jì de yōu shì shì shén me

    What is the advantage of this technology?

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  • 国际局势发生了很大的变动。

    Guó jì jú shì fā shēng le hěn dà de biàn dòng

    There have been great changes in the international situation.

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  • 她给我打了一个看不懂的手势。

    Tā gěi wǒ dǎ le yī gè kàn bu dǒng de shǒu shì

    She gave me a hand gesture I didn't understand.

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  • 文章开头讲了当前的形势。

    Wén zhāng kāi tóu jiǎng liǎo dàng qián de xíng shì

    The article begins with an account of the current situation.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 势

  • 优势yōu shì 1–4 superiority; dominance; advantage
  • 形势xíng shì 2–4 circumstances; situation; terrain
  • 趋势qū shì 1–4 trend; tendency
  • 姿势zī shì 1–4 posture; position
  • 势力shì li 4–5power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
  • 局势jú shì 2–4 situation; state (of affairs)
  • 强势qiáng shì 2–4 strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive
  • 气势qì shì 4–4 imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
  • 手势shǒu shì 3–4 gesture; sign; signal
  • 势必shì bì 4–4 to be bound to; undoubtedly will
  • 声势shēng shì 1–4 fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum
  • 地势dì shì 4–4 terrain; topography relief