势
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Definitions
- 1. power
- 2. influence
- 3. potential
- 4. momentum
- 5. tendency
- 6. trend
- 7. situation
- 8. conditions
- 9. outward appearance
- 10. sign
- 11. gesture
- 12. male genitals
Words Containing 势
condition of an injury
superiority
inferior
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
power
to be bound to
power
terrain
posture
situation
vulnerable
strong
circumstances
gesture
attitude
imposing manner
fame and power
trend; tendency
to take advantage
an upturn
upward trend; tendency to increase
to seize the opportunity
state of affairs
(human) penis (TCM)
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
to rely on power
to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
Isetan, Japanese department store
to predominate
to adopt an attitude
momentum of sth approaching
to borrow sb's authority
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
snobbish
snob
to be self-interested
to be determined to win (idiom)
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
evenly matched (idiom)
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
gesture; posture
situation
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
influential family
potential energy
influential figure
potential well (physics)
potential drop (elec.)
to neuter
reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
unconventional
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
national strength
national decline
equilibrium of forces
general trend
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
might
defensive position
attitude
marketing campaign
to examine and judge the situation
to judge the hour and size up the situation
topography of a mountain
disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)
in grave difficulties
to win power
situation
evil forces
posture
drill (in sword play)
to assume a fighting stance
(military) offensive
(Western-style) horoscope
current situation
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
person in power
rich and powerful (idiom)
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
nuclear potential
nuclear parity
power
lively
arrogant and overbearing
imposing
aggressive
style
rising trend
Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhǎng zhī shi]
intensity of a fire
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
current situation
degree of seriousness of an illness
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
magnetomotive force
expert flower grower
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
(false) bravado
posturing
wealth and influence
tendency
to take advantage of a favorable situation
to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
army strength
to go against the trend
to boost support or interest
horoscope
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
sale
how well a crop (or plant) is growing
battle array
electromotive force
homeopathy (alternative medicine)
decline (in fortune)
feature
competition between three rivals