势 (勢) shì

1. shì noun power; authority
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 权力 (Guoyu '勢' n 1; Kroll 2015 '勢' 1)
2. shì noun position of power
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: One of the three principles of control of the state in 法家 Legalism, the other two being 法 'standards' and 術 'technique' (Wikipedia '法家')
3. shì noun conditions; tendency
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 状况 (Guoyu '勢' n 5; Kroll 2015 '勢' 3; Unihan '勢')
4. shì noun might; formidable power
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 威力 (Guoyu '勢' n 2; Kroll 2015 '勢' 1)
5. shì noun posture
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '勢' n 3; Kroll 2015 '勢' 2b)
6. shì noun appearance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 形貌; for example, 山势 'mountain form' (Guoyu '勢' n 4)
7. shì noun opportunity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 机会 (Guoyu '勢' n 6; Kroll 2015 '勢' 3a)
8. shì noun male reproductive organ
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In an animal (Guoyu '勢' n 6; Kroll 2015 '勢' 4)

Contained in

• 势如彍弩(勢如彍弩) energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow
• 事势(事勢) state of affairs
• 仗势(仗勢) to rely on power
• 反时势(反時勢) unconventional
• 守势(守勢) defensive position; guard
• 破竹之势(破竹之勢) a force to smash bamboo; irresistible force
• 伤势(傷勢) condition of an injury
• 大势所趋(大勢所趨) a general trend
• 来势(來勢) momentum of something approaching
• 势能(勢能) potential energy
• 借势(借勢) to borrow another's authority ; to take the initiative; to seize an opportunity
• 潜势力(潛勢力) hidden strength
• 势要(勢要) influential figure; powerful person
• 局势(局勢) situation
• 星座运势(星座運勢) (Western-style) horoscope
• 国势(國勢) national strength; situation in a state
• 势如破竹(勢如破竹) like a hot knife through butter; with irresistible force
• 形势(形勢) circumstances; situation ; exterior ; terrain ; authority ; battle formation
• 占优势(占優勢) to hold a dominant position ; to predominate; to occupy a dominant position
• 水势(水勢) water power
• 势态(勢態) situation; state
• 势必(勢必) to be bound to
• 核均势(核均勢) nuclear parity
• 势族(勢族) an influential family; a powerful clan
• 趁势(趁勢) to take advantage of a favorable situation; to use one's position of power as an opportunity
• 情势(情勢) circumstances; situation
• 劣势(劣勢) inferior; disadvantaged
• 成势(成勢) to gain the advantage
• 势力(勢力) power; influence; strength
• 作势(作勢) to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture
• 态势(態勢) posture; situation
• 火势(火勢) fire; conflagration
• 拉开架势(拉開架勢) to assume a fighting stance; to take the offensive
• 上扬趋势(上揚趨勢) upward trend; rising tendency
• 涨势(漲勢) rising trend; upward momentum (e.g. in prices)
• 饑名渴势(饑名渴勢) to be hungry for fame and thirsty for power
• 上升趋势(上升趨勢) an upturn; an upward trend
• 势利眼(勢利眼) to be self-interested
• 恶势力(惡勢力) an evil force
• 打把势(打把勢) drill (in sword play); to thrash around; to demonstrate gymnastic skills; to solicit financial help (in an indirect way)
• 架势(架勢) attitude; position (on an issue etc)
• 审时定势(審時定勢) to evaluate the current situation and plan accordingly; to size up the situation
• 势均(勢均) with strength equal
• 势利小人(勢利小人) snob
• 仗势欺人(仗勢欺人) to use one's position to bully people
• 磁动势(磁動勢) magnetomotive force
• 审时度势(審時度勢) to evaluate the current situation and plan accordingly; to size up the situation
• 势如骑虎(勢如騎虎) a situation like riding a tiger
• 花把势(花把勢) expert flower grower
• 拿班作势(拿班作勢) to bluff; to swagger

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东势

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• 難勢第四十 Chapter 40: Difficulties with a Position of Power Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 36
• 卷八十三 志第五十九 河渠一 Volume 83 Treatises 59: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 31
• 卷一百二十一 載記第二十一 李雄 李班 李期 李壽 李勢 Volume 121 Records 21: Li Xiong; Li Ban; Li Qi; Li Shou; Li Shi Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 29
• 卷九十二 志第四十五 河渠二 Volume 92 Treatises 45: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 25
• 卷一百三十八　列傳第二十五: 康里脫脫 燕鐵木兒 伯顏 馬札兒台 脫脫 Volume 138 Biographies 25: Kanglituotuo, El Temür, Bayan, Mazhaertai, Toqto'a History of Yuan 元史 — count: 21
• 卷十四 魏書十四 程郭董劉蔣劉傳 Volume 14: Book of Wei 14 - Biographies of Cheng, Dong, Guo, Liu, Jiang, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 21
• 卷一百三十九 列傳第八十九: 陸贄 Volume 139 Biographies 89: Lu Zhi Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 19
• 卷十五　兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 19
• 卷九十一 志第四十四 河渠一 Volume 91 Treatises 44: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 19
• 定勢第三十 Volume 30: Focus and Momentum The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons 文心雕龍 — count: 18

Collocations

• 势重 (勢重) 故治權則勢重 — Guanzi 管子, 揆度第七十八 Chapter 78: Examining Standards — count: 10
• 势位 (勢位) 勢位爵祿 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷七　精神訓 Chapter 7: Spirit — count: 7
• 持势 (持勢) 豈必攝權持勢 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 5
• 势不便 (勢不便) 勢不便也 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十七　說林訓 Chapter 17: A Forest of Persuasion — count: 4
• 势不可 (勢不可) 勢不可過 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 4
• 任势 (任勢) 故能擇人而任勢 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 4
• 势乱 (勢亂) 則是以勢亂天下者多矣 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 難勢第四十 Chapter 40: Difficulties with a Position of Power — count: 3
• 处势 (處勢) 處勢卑賤 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 孤憤第十一 Chapter 11: Cynicism — count: 3
• 失势 (失勢) 故人君失勢 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 3
• 势尊 (勢尊) 大能成天子之勢尊 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings — count: 3