| 势 | [ shì ] power, influence, potential, momentum, tendency, trend, situation, conditions, outward appearance, sign, gesture, male genitals |
| 势不两立 | [ shì bù liǎng lì ] the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences, incompatible standpoints |
| 势不可挡 | [ shì bù kě dǎng ] see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1] |
| 势不可当 | [ shì bù kě dāng ] impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force |
| 势利 | [ shì lì ] snobbish |
| 势利小人 | [ shì li rén ] snob |
| 势利眼 | [ shì lì yǎn ] to be self-interested |
| 势力 | [ shì li ] power, influence, a force (military, political etc) |
| 势在必得 | [ shì zaì bì dé ] to be determined to win (idiom) |
| 势在必行 | [ shì zaì bì xíng ] circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary, imperative |
| 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 |
| 势子 | [ shì zi ] gesture, posture |
| 势必 | [ shì bì ] to be bound to, undoubtedly will |
| 势态 | [ shì taì ] situation, state |
| 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, powerful clan |
| 势能 | [ shì néng ] potential energy |
| 势要 | [ shì yaò ] influential figure, powerful person |
| 势阱 | [ shì jǐng ] potential well (physics) |
| 势降 | [ shì jiàng ] potential drop (elec.) |
| 势头 | [ shì toú ] power, momentum, tendency, impetus, situation, the look of things |
| ⇒ 上升趋势 | [ shàng shēng qū shì ] an upturn, an upward trend |
| ⇒ 上扬趋势 | [ shàng yáng qū shì ] upward trend, rising tendency |
| ⇒ 乘势 | [ chéng shì ] to seize the opportunity, to strike while the iron is hot |
| ⇒ 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, There is safety in numbers. |
| ⇒ 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), to kick people around |
| ⇒ 伊势丹 | [ yī shì dān ] Isetan, Japanese department store |
| ⇒ 占优势 | [ zhàn yoū shì ] to predominate, to occupy a dominant position |
| ⇒ 作势 | [ zuò shì ] to adopt an attitude, to strike a posture |
| ⇒ 来势 | [ laí shì ] momentum of sth approaching |
| ⇒ 借势 | [ jiè shì ] to borrow sb's authority, to seize an opportunity |
| ⇒ 做张做势 | [ zuò zhāng zuò shì ] to put on an act (idiom); to pose, to show theatrical affectation, to indulge in histrionics |
| ⇒ 伤势 | [ shāng shì ] condition of an injury |
| ⇒ 优势 | [ yoū shì ] superiority, dominance, advantage |
| ⇒ 劣势 | [ liè shì ] inferior, disadvantaged |
| ⇒ 去势 | [ qù shì ] to neuter, neutered |
| ⇒ 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 daǒ ] to take advantage of the new situation (idiom), to make the best of new opportunities |
| ⇒ 国势 | [ guó shì ] national strength, situation in a state |
| ⇒ 国势日衰 | [ guó shì rì ] national decline |
| ⇒ 地势 | [ dì shì ] terrain, topography relief |
| ⇒ 均势 | [ jūn shì ] equilibrium of forces, balance of power |
| ⇒ 大势所趋 | [ dà shì suǒ qū ] general trend, irresistible 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 |
| ⇒ 姿势 | [ zī shì ] posture, position |
| ⇒ 威势 | [ weī shì ] might, power and influence |
| ⇒ 守势 | [ shoǔ shì ] defensive position, guard |
| ⇒ 定势 | [ dìng shì ] attitude, mindset, prejudice |
| ⇒ 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, to take stock |
| ⇒ 局势 | [ jú shì ] situation, state (of affairs) |
| ⇒ 山势 | [ shān shì ] topography of a mountain, features of a mountain |
| ⇒ 弱势 | [ ruò shì ] vulnerable, weak |
| ⇒ 弱势群体 | [ ruò shì qún tǐ ] disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped), the economically and politically marginalized, the dispossessed |
| ⇒ 强势 | [ qiáng shì ] strong, powerful, (linguistics) emphatic, intensive |
| ⇒ 形势 | [ xíng shì ] circumstances, situation, terrain, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 形势严峻 | [ xíng shì yán jùn ] in grave difficulties, the situation is grim |
| ⇒ 得势 | [ dé shì ] to win power, to get authority, to become dominant |
| ⇒ 情势 | [ qíng shì ] situation, circumstance |
| ⇒ 恶势力 | [ è shì lì ] evil forces, criminal elements |
| ⇒ 态势 | [ taì shì ] posture, situation |
| ⇒ 手势 | [ shoǔ shì ] gesture, sign, signal |
| ⇒ 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 |
| ⇒ 拉开架势 | [ lā kaī jià shi ] to assume a fighting stance, (fig.) to take the offensive |
| ⇒ 攻势 | [ gōng shì ] (military) offensive |
| ⇒ 星座运势 | [ xīng zuò yùn shì ] (Western-style) horoscope |
| ⇒ 时势 | [ shí shì ] current situation, circumstances, current trend |
| ⇒ 时势造英雄 | [ shí shì zaò yīng xióng ] Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero. |
| ⇒ 有权势者 | [ yoǔ quán shì zhě ] person in power, the one with authority, the guy in charge |
| ⇒ 有钱有势 | [ yoǔ qián yoǔ shì ] rich and powerful (idiom) |
| ⇒ 东势 | [ dōng shì ] Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 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 |
| ⇒ 架势 | [ jià shi ] attitude, position (on an issue etc) |
| ⇒ 核势 | [ hé shì ] nuclear potential |
| ⇒ 核均势 | [ hé jūn shì ] nuclear parity |
| ⇒ 权势 | [ quán shì ] power, influence |
| ⇒ 欢势 | [ huān shi ] lively, full of vigor, vibrant, spirited |
| ⇒ 歹势 | [ daǐ shì ] (Tw) excuse me, to be sorry, (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) |
| ⇒ 气势 | [ qì shì ] imposing manner, loftiness, grandeur, energetic looks, vigor |
| ⇒ 气势凌人 | [ qì shì líng rén ] arrogant and overbearing |
| ⇒ 气势宏伟 | [ qì shì hóng weǐ ] imposing, majestic |
| ⇒ 气势汹汹 | [ qì shì xiōng xiōng ] aggressive, truculent, overbearing |
| ⇒ 派势 | [ paì shì ] style, manner |
| ⇒ 涨势 | [ zhǎng shì ] rising trend, upward momentum (e.g. in prices) |
| ⇒ 涨姿势 | [ zhǎng zī shì ] Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5] |
| ⇒ 火势 | [ huǒ shì ] intensity of a fire, lively, flourishing |
| ⇒ 狗仗人势 | [ goǔ zhàng rén shì ] a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others |
| ⇒ 病势 | [ bìng shì ] degree of seriousness of an illness, patient's condition |
| ⇒ 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 |
| ⇒ 声势 | [ shēng shì ] fame and power, prestige, influence, impetus, momentum |
| ⇒ 花把势 | [ huā bǎ shì ] expert flower grower |
| ⇒ 蓄势待发 | [ xù shì daì fā ] to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc |
| ⇒ 虚张声势 | [ xū zhāng shēng shì ] (false) bravado, to bluff |
| ⇒ 装腔作势 | [ zhuāng qiāng zuò shì ] posturing, pretentious, affected |
| ⇒ 财势 | [ caí shì ] wealth and influence |
| ⇒ 走势 | [ zoǔ shì ] tendency, trend, path |
| ⇒ 趁势 | [ chèn shì ] to take advantage of a favorable situation, to seize an opportunity |
| ⇒ 趋势 | [ qū shì ] trend, tendency |
| ⇒ 趋炎附势 | [ qū yán fù shì ] to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power, social climbing |
| ⇒ 军势 | [ jūn shì ] army strength, military prowess or potential |
| ⇒ 造势 | [ zaò shì ] to boost support or interest, to campaign, to promote |
| ⇒ 运势 | [ yùn shì ] horoscope, one's fortune |
| ⇒ 道高益安，势高益危 | [ daò gaō yì ān shì gaō yì weī ] 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 | [ shì ] sale |
| ⇒ 长势 | [ zhǎng shì ] how well a crop (or plant) is growing, growth |
| ⇒ 阵势 | [ zhèn shì ] battle array, disposition of forces, situation, circumstance |
| ⇒ 电动势 | [ diàn dòng shì ] electromotive force |
| ⇒ 顺势 | [ shùn shì ] to take advantage, to seize an opportunity, in passing, without taking extra trouble, conveniently |
| ⇒ 顺势疗法 | [ shùn shì 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, tripartite confrontation |
