"势" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 势 |  shì | power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 势力 | shì li | power / influence / a force (military, political etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势头 | shì tóu | power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势必 | shì bì | to be bound to / undoubtedly will | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势利 | shì lì | snobbish | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势能 | shì néng | potential energy | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势态 | shì tài | situation / state | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势降 | shì jiàng | potential drop (elec.) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势阱 | shì jǐng | potential well (physics) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势要 | shì yào | influential figure / powerful person | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势子 | shì zi | gesture / posture | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 势族 | shì zú | influential family / powerful clan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 势利眼 | shì lì yǎn | to be self-interested | |
| 势场法 | shì chǎng fǎ | potential field methods | |
| 势在必行 | shì zài bì xíng | circumstances require action (idiom) / absolutely necessary / imperative | |
| 势不可挡 | shì bù kě dǎng | see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1] | |
| 势均力敌 | shì jūn lì dí | evenly matched (idiom) | |
| 势如破竹 | shì rú pò zhú | like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force | |
| 势不两立 | shì bù liǎng lì | the two cannot exist together (idiom) / irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints | |
| 势成骑虎 | shì chéng qí hǔ | if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway | |
| 势不可当 | shì bù kě dāng | impossible to resist (idiom) / an irresistible force | |
| 势单力薄 | shì dān - lì bó | (idiom) lacking strength and support | |
| 势均力敌 | shì jūn - lì dí | (idiom) evenly matched | |
| 势利小人 | shì li xiǎo rén | snob | |
| 势殊事异 | shì shū shì yì | lit. conditions unique and matters different / things are not the same as before (idiom) | |
| 势在必得 | shì zài bì dé | to be determined to win (idiom) | |
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| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority / dominance / advantage | | |
| 趋势 | qū shì | trend / tendency | | |
| 形势 | xíng shì | circumstances / situation / terrain / CL:個|个[ge4] | | |
| 走势 | zǒu shì | tendency / trend / path | | |
| 姿势 | zī shì | posture / position | | |
| 气势 | qì shì | imposing manner / loftiness / grandeur / energetic looks / vigor | | |
| 强势 | qiáng shì | strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive | | |
| 态势 | tài shì | posture / situation | | |
| 攻势 | gōng shì | (military) offensive | | |
| 局势 | jú shì | situation / state (of affairs) | | |
| 弱势 | ruò shì | vulnerable / weak | | |
| 手势 | shǒu shì | gesture / sign / signal | | |
| 伤势 | shāng shì | condition of an injury | | |
| 顺势 | shùn shì | to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently | | |
| 劣势 | liè shì | inferior / disadvantaged | | |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain / topography relief | | |
| 情势 | qíng shì | situation / circumstance | | |
| 声势 | shēng shì | fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum | | |
| 架势 | jià shi | attitude / position (on an issue etc) | | |
| 权势 | quán shì | power / influence | | |
| 运势 | yùn shì | horoscope / one's fortune | | |
| 来势 | lái shì | momentum of sth approaching | | |
| 阵势 | zhèn shì | battle array / disposition of forces / situation / circumstance | | |
| 造势 | zào shì | to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote | | |
| 涨势 | zhǎng shì | rising trend / upward momentum (e.g. in prices) | | |
| 火势 | huǒ shì | intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing | | |
| 山势 | shān shì | topography of a mountain / features of a mountain | | |
| 威势 | wēi shì | might / power and influence | | |
| 作势 | zuò shì | to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture | | |
| 乘势 | chéng shì | to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot | | |
| 颓势 | tuí shì | decline (in fortune) | | |
| 趁势 | chèn shì | to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity | | |
| 时势 | shí shì | current situation / circumstances / current trend | | |
| 借势 | jiè shì | to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity | | |
| 去势 | qù shì | to neuter / neutered | | |
| 定势 | dìng shì | attitude / mindset / prejudice | | |
| 逆势 | nì shì | to go against the trend | | |
| 得势 | dé shì | to win power / to get authority / to become dominant | | |
| 守势 | shǒu shì | defensive position / guard | | |
| 失势 | shī shì | to lose power and influence | | |
| 均势 | jūn shì | equilibrium of forces / balance of power | | |
| 病势 | bìng shì | degree of seriousness of an illness / patient's condition | | |
| 财势 | cái shì | wealth and influence | | |
| 仗势 | zhàng shì | to rely on power | | |
| 事势 | shì shì | state of affairs | | |
| 歹势 | dǎi shì | (Tw) excuse me / to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) | | |
| 东势 | Dōng shì | Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | | |
| 国势 | guó shì | national strength / situation in a state | | |
| 核势 | hé shì | nuclear potential | | |
| 欢势 | huān shi | lively / full of vigor / vibrant / spirited | | |
| 军势 | jūn shì | army strength / military prowess or potential | | |
| 派势 | pài shì | style / manner | | |
| 人势 | rén shì | (human) penis (TCM) | | |
| 体势 | tǐ shì | feature | | |
| 位势 | wèi shì | geopotential | | |
| 现势 | xiàn shì | current situation | | |
| 销势 | xiāo shì | sale | | |
| 长势 | zhǎng shì | how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth | | |
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| 恶势力 | è shì li | evil forces / criminals elements | |
| 恶势力 | è shì lì | evil forces / criminal elements | |
| 占优势 | zhàn yōu shì | to predominate / to occupy a dominant position | |
| 电动势 | diàn dòng shì | electromotive force | |
| 重力势 | gravity potential / gravity | | |
| 测势面 | cè shì miàn | potentiometric surface | |
| 磁动势 | cí dòng shì | magnetomotive force | |
| 打把势 | dǎ bǎ shi | drill (in sword play) / to thrash around / to demonstrate gymnastic skills / to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) / to show off | |
| 大趋势 | dài qū shì | megatrend | |
| 等势面 | děng shì miàn | potentiometric surface | |
| 东势乡 | Dōng shì xiāng | Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 东势镇 | Dōng shì zhèn | Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 反时势 | fǎn shí shì | unconventional | |
| 核均势 | hé jūn shì | nuclear parity | |
| 花把势 | huā bǎ shì | expert flower grower | |
| 伊势丹 | Yī shì dān | Isetan, Japanese department store | |
| 优势木 | yōu shì mù | dominant tree / dominant (n.) | |
| 涨姿势 | zhǎng zī shì | Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5] | |
| 发展趋势 | fā zhǎn qū shì | growing trend | |
| 弱势群体 | ruò shì qún tǐ | disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped) / the economically and politically marginalized / the dispossessed | |
| 大势所趋 | dà shì suǒ qū | general trend / irresistible trend | |
| 比较优势 | bǐ jiào yōu shì | comparative | |
| 气势汹汹 | qì shì xiōng xiōng | aggressive / truculent / overbearing | |
| 审时度势 | shěn shí duó shì | to judge the hour and size up the situation / to take stock | |
| 形势严峻 | xíng shì yán jùn | in grave difficulties / the situation is grim | |
| 装腔作势 | zhuāng qiāng zuò shì | posturing / pretentious / affected | |
| 因势利导 | yīn shì lì dǎo | to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities | |
| 星座运势 | xīng zuò yùn shì | (Western-style) horoscope | |
| 仗势欺人 | zhàng shì qī rén | to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around | |
| 趋炎附势 | qū yán fù shì | to curry favor (idiom) / playing up to those in power / social climbing | |
| 狗仗人势 | gǒu zhàng rén shì | a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) / to use one's position to bully others | |
| 大张声势 | dà zhāng shēng shì | to spread one's voice wide (idiom) / wide publicity | |
| 鼎足之势 | dǐng zú zhī shì | competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation | |
| 破竹之势 | pò zhú zhī shì | lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom) / fig. irresistible force | |
| 人多势众 | rén duō shì zhòng | many men, a great force (idiom) / many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers. | |
| 虚张声势 | xū zhāng shēng shì | (false) bravado / to bluff | |
| 有钱有势 | yǒu qián yǒu shì | rich and powerful (idiom) | |
| 做张做势 | zuò zhāng zuò shì | to put on an act (idiom) / to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics | |
| 时间趋势 | time trend / temporal trend | | |
| 地势曲线 | hypsometric curve | | |
| 相对优势 | comparative advantage | | |
| 强势维和 | robust peacekeeping operation / robust peacekeeping | | |
| 人口势头 | population momentum | | |
| 趋势分析 | trend surface analysis / trend surface method / surface analysis / trend analysis | | |
| 男性优势 | male dominance | | |
| 安全态势 | security posture | | |
| 空中优势 | air supremacy | | |
| 投降姿势 | surrender posture | | |
| 关键地势 | key terrain | | |
| 长期抑势 | cháng qī yì shì | Long-term | |
| 反动势力 | fǎn dòng shì li | reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric) | |
| 犯罪趋势 | fàn zuì qū shì | crime trends | |
| 国势日衰 | guó shì rì shuāi | national decline | |
| 绝对优势 | jué duì yòu shì | absolute advantage | |
| 拉开架势 | lā kāi jià shi | to assume a fighting stance / (fig.) to take the offensive | |
| 气势宏伟 | qì shì hóng wěi | imposing / majestic | |
| 气势凌人 | qì shì líng rén | arrogant and overbearing | |
| 全谱优势 | quán pǔ yōu shì | full spectrum dominance | |
| 趋势面法 | qū shì miàn fǎ | trend surface analysis / trend surface method / surface analysis / trend analysis | |
| 弱势民众 | ruò shì mín zhòng | vulnerable population | |
| 上升趋势 | shàng shēng qū shì | an upturn / an upward trend | |
| 上扬趋势 | shàng yáng qū shì | upward trend / tendency to increase | |
| 审度时势 | shěn duó shí shì | to examine and judge the situation | |
| 顺势疗法 | shùn shì liáo fǎ | homeopathy (alternative medicine) | |
| 位势高度 | wèi shì gāo duó | dynamic height / geopotential height | |
| 位势模型 | wèi shì mú xíng | geopotential model | |
| 威胁局势 | wēi xié jú shì | threat situation | |
| 先动优势 | xiān dòng yōu shì | first-mover advantage | |
| 宣传攻势 | xuān chuán gōng shì | marketing campaign | |
| 蓄势待发 | xù shì dài fā | to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc | |
| 虚张声势 | xū zhāng - shēng shì | (idiom) to bluff / to bluster / to make an empty show of strength | |
| 有权势者 | yǒu quán shì zhě | person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge | |
| 杂种优势 | zá zhǒng yōu shì | heterosis | |
| 至瘾潜势 | zhì yǐn qián shì | abuse potential | |
| 时势造英雄 | shí shì zào yīng xióng | Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero. | |
| 上升的趋势 | rising tide / tide flow | | |
| 趋势面分析 | trend surface analysis / trend surface method / surface analysis / trend analysis | | |
| 弱势群体科 | Disadvantaged Groups Section | | |
| 极端弱势者 | Extremely Vulnerable Individual | | |
| 爆炸性局势 | volatile situation | | |
| 强势型风险 | intensive risk | | |
| 大势至菩萨 | Dà shì zhì Pú sà | Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva | |
| 肖特基势垒 | xiào tè jī shì lěi | Schottky | |
| 缓和紧张局势 | relaxation of tensions | | |
| 海事情势意识 | maritime situational awareness | | |
| 历史趋势分析 | historical trend analysis | | |
| 垂直姿势分娩 | vertical birth | | |
| 商业趋势调查 | business tendency survey | | |
| 强势维和行动 | robust peacekeeping operation / robust peacekeeping | | |
| 攻势空中支援 | offensive air support | | |
| 粮食消费趋势 | food consumption trends | | |
| 弱势群体发展 | Vulnerable Group Development | |
