shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. power
  2. 2. influence
  3. 3. potential
  4. 4. momentum
  5. 5. tendency
  6. 6. trend
  7. 7. situation
  8. 8. conditions
  9. 9. outward appearance
  10. 10. sign
  11. 11. gesture
  12. 12. male genitals

Words Containing 势

伤势
shāng shì

condition of an injury

优势
yōu shì

superiority

劣势
liè shì

inferior

势不可当
shì bù kě dāng

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

势力
shì li

power

势必
shì bì

to be bound to

势头
shì tóu

power

地势
dì shì

terrain

姿势
zī shì

posture

局势
jú shì

situation

弱势
ruò shì

vulnerable

强势
qiáng shì

strong

形势
xíng shì

circumstances

手势
shǒu shì

gesture

架势
jià shi

attitude

气势
qì shì

imposing manner

声势
shēng shì

fame and power

趋势
qū shì

trend; tendency

顺势
shùn shì

to take advantage

上升趋势
shàng shēng qū shì

an upturn

上扬趋势
shàng yáng qū shì

upward trend; tendency to increase

乘势
chéng shì

to seize the opportunity

事势
shì shì

state of affairs

人势
rén shì

(human) penis (TCM)

人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng

many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength

仗势
zhàng shì

to rely on power

仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén

to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)

伊势丹
yī shì dān

Isetan, Japanese department store

占优势
zhàn yōu shì

to predominate

作势
zuò shì

to adopt an attitude

来势
lái shì

momentum of sth approaching

借势
jiè shì

to borrow sb's authority

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì

to put on an act (idiom); to pose

势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

势不可挡
shì bù kě dǎng

see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]

势利
shì lì

snobbish

势利小人
shì li xiǎo rén

snob

势利眼
shì lì yǎn

to be self-interested

势在必得
shì zài bì dé

to be determined to win (idiom)

势在必行
shì zài bì xíng

circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary

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)

势子
shì zi

gesture; posture

势态
shì tài

situation

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

势族
shì zú

influential family

势能
shì néng

potential energy

势要
shì yào

influential figure

势阱
shì jǐng

potential well (physics)

势降
shì jiàng

potential drop (elec.)

去势
qù shì

to neuter

反动势力
fǎn dòng shì li

reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

反时势
fǎn shí shì

unconventional

因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo

to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)

国势
guó shì

national strength

国势日衰
guó shì rì shuāi

national decline

均势
jūn shì

equilibrium of forces

大势所趋
dà shì suǒ qū

general trend

大势至菩萨
dà shì zhì pú sà

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva

大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì

to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity

威势
wēi shì

might

守势
shǒu shì

defensive position

定势
dìng shì

attitude

宣传攻势
xuān chuán gōng shì

marketing campaign

审度时势
shěn duó shí shì

to examine and judge the situation

审时度势
shěn shí duó shì

to judge the hour and size up the situation

山势
shān shì

topography of a mountain

弱势群体
ruò shì qún tǐ

disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)

形势严峻
xíng shì yán jùn

in grave difficulties

得势
dé shì

to win power

情势
qíng shì

situation

恶势力
è shì lì

evil forces

态势
tài shì

posture

打把势
dǎ bǎ shi

drill (in sword play)

拉开架势
lā kāi jià shi

to assume a fighting stance

攻势
gōng shì

(military) offensive

星座运势
xīng zuò yùn shì

(Western-style) horoscope

时势
shí shì

current situation

时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

有权势者
yǒu quán shì zhě

person in power

有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì

rich and powerful (idiom)

东势
dōng shì

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东势乡
dōng shì xiāng

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东势镇
dōng shì zhèn

Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

核势
hé shì

nuclear potential

核均势
hé jūn shì

nuclear parity

权势
quán shì

power

欢势
huān shi

lively

气势凌人
qì shì líng rén

arrogant and overbearing

气势宏伟
qì shì hóng wěi

imposing

气势汹汹
qì shì xiōng xiōng

aggressive

派势
pài shì

style

涨势
zhǎng shì

rising trend

涨姿势
zhǎng zī shì

Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhǎng zhī shi]

火势
huǒ shì

intensity of a fire

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

现势
xiàn shì

current situation

病势
bìng shì

degree of seriousness of an illness

破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì

lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force

磁动势
cí dòng shì

magnetomotive force

花把势
huā bǎ shì

expert flower grower

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

(false) bravado

装腔作势
zhuāng qiāng zuò shì

posturing

财势
cái shì

wealth and influence

走势
zǒu shì

tendency

趁势
chèn shì

to take advantage of a favorable situation

趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì

to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power

军势
jūn shì

army strength

逆势
nì shì

to go against the trend

造势
zào shì

to boost support or interest

运势
yùn shì

horoscope

道高益安,势高益危
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi

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).

销势
xiāo shì

sale

长势
zhǎng shì

how well a crop (or plant) is growing

阵势
zhèn shì

battle array

电动势
diàn dòng shì

electromotive force

顺势疗法
shùn shì liáo fǎ

homeopathy (alternative medicine)

颓势
tuí shì

decline (in fortune)

体势
tǐ shì

feature

鼎足之势
dǐng zú zhī shì

competition between three rivals