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