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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

形势
xíng shì

circumstances

打把势
dǎ bǎ shi

drill (in sword play)

劣势
liè shì

inferior

运势
yùn shì

horoscope

磁动势
cí dòng shì

magnetomotive force

势阱
shì jǐng

potential well (physics)

气势汹汹
qì shì xiōng xiōng

aggressive

鼎足之势
dǐng zú zhī shì

competition between three rivals

审度时势
shěn duó shí shì

to examine and judge the situation

气势
qì shì

imposing manner

势不可当
shì bù kě dāng

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì

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

趁势
chèn shì

to take advantage of a favorable situation

来势
lái shì

momentum of sth approaching

顺势疗法
shùn shì liáo fǎ

homeopathy (alternative medicine)

趋势
qū shì

trend; tendency

势族
shì zú

influential family

阵势
zhèn shì

battle array

顺势
shùn shì

to take advantage

气势凌人
qì shì líng rén

arrogant and overbearing

体势
tǐ shì

feature

财势
cái shì

wealth and influence

势要
shì yào

influential figure

火势
huǒ shì

intensity of a fire

有权势者
yǒu quán shì zhě

person in power

颓势
tuí shì

decline (in fortune)

势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

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

仗势
zhàng shì

to rely on power

拉开架势
lā kāi jià shi

to assume a fighting stance

势在必得
shì zài bì dé

to be determined to win (idiom)

均势
jūn shì

equilibrium of forces

态势
tài shì

posture

架势
jià shi

attitude

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).

涨姿势
zhǎng zī shì

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

弱势
ruò shì

vulnerable

人势
rén shì

(human) penis (TCM)

逆势
nì shì

to go against the trend

大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì

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

势降
shì jiàng

potential drop (elec.)

强势
qiáng shì

strong

地势
dì shì

terrain

国势
guó shì

national strength

势力
shì li

power

电动势
diàn dòng shì

electromotive force

势利眼
shì lì yǎn

to be self-interested

病势
bìng shì

degree of seriousness of an illness

走势
zǒu shì

tendency

守势
shǒu shì

defensive position

东势镇
dōng shì zhèn

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

定势
dìng shì

attitude

伤势
shāng shì

condition of an injury

有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì

rich and powerful (idiom)

东势乡
dōng shì xiāng

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

军势
jūn shì

army strength

虚张声势
xū zhāng shēng shì

(false) bravado

势在必行
shì zài bì xíng

circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary

伊势丹
yī shì dān

Isetan, Japanese department store

因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo

to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)

势头
shì tóu

power

占优势
zhàn yōu shì

to predominate

势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú

like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

事势
shì shì

state of affairs

反动势力
fǎn dòng shì li

reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

声势
shēng shì

fame and power

星座运势
xīng zuò yùn shì

(Western-style) horoscope

时势
shí shì

current situation

破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì

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

权势
quán shì

power

国势日衰
guó shì rì shuāi

national decline

大势所趋
dà shì suǒ qū

general trend

得势
dé shì

to win power

气势宏伟
qì shì hóng wěi

imposing

姿势
zī shì

posture

去势
qù shì

to neuter

人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng

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

上扬趋势
shàng yáng qū shì

upward trend; tendency to increase

时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng

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

大势至菩萨
dà shì zhì pú sà

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva

长势
zhǎng shì

how well a crop (or plant) is growing

情势
qíng shì

situation

花把势
huā bǎ shì

expert flower grower

局势
jú shì

situation

攻势
gōng shì

(military) offensive

欢势
huān shi

lively

核势
hé shì

nuclear potential

反时势
fǎn shí shì

unconventional

宣传攻势
xuān chuán gōng shì

marketing campaign

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì

to put on an act (idiom); to pose

势态
shì tài

situation

上升趋势
shàng shēng qū shì

an upturn

山势
shān shì

topography of a mountain

涨势
zhǎng shì

rising trend

威势
wēi shì

might

势必
shì bì

to be bound to

势不可挡
shì bù kě dǎng

see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]

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

手势
shǒu shì

gesture

恶势力
è shì lì

evil forces

势利
shì lì

snobbish

势利小人
shì li xiǎo rén

snob

弱势群体
ruò shì qún tǐ

disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)

派势
pài shì

style

形势严峻
xíng shì yán jùn

in grave difficulties

现势
xiàn shì

current situation

审时度势
shěn shí duó shì

to judge the hour and size up the situation

蓄势待发
xù shì dài fā

to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

借势
jiè shì

to borrow sb's authority

造势
zào shì

to boost support or interest

装腔作势
zhuāng qiāng zuò shì

posturing

东势
dōng shì

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

仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén

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

势子
shì zi

gesture; posture

乘势
chéng shì

to seize the opportunity

作势
zuò shì

to adopt an attitude

势能
shì néng

potential energy

核均势
hé jūn shì

nuclear parity

优势
yōu shì

superiority

势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí

evenly matched (idiom)

销势
xiāo shì

sale