势 (勢) shì
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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) -
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') -
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') -
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) -
shì
noun
posture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '勢' n 3; Kroll 2015 '勢' 2b) -
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) -
shì
noun
opportunity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 机会 (Guoyu '勢' n 6; Kroll 2015 '勢' 3a) -
shì
noun
male reproductive organ
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In an animal (Guoyu '勢' n 6; Kroll 2015 '勢' 4)
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- 声势(聲勢) momentum
- 审时度势(審時度勢) to evaluate the current situation and plan accordingly; to size up the situation
- 气势(氣勢) a strong military force ; energy; vigor ; to rely on power ; bearing; imposing manner; loftiness
- 势族(勢族) an influential family; a powerful clan
- 威势(威勢) might; power and influence
- 趁势(趁勢) to take advantage of a favorable situation; to use one's position of power as an opportunity
- 弱势群体(弱勢群體) the disadvantaged; those who are economically and politically marginalized
- 做张做势(做張做勢) to put on an act; to pose; to show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics
- 走势(走勢) tendency; trend; path
- 核势(核勢) nuclear potential
- 有钱有势(有錢有勢) having wealth and influence
- 趋炎附势(趨炎附勢) to curry favor; playing up to those in power; social climbing
- 伤势(傷勢) condition of an injury
- 骑虎之势(騎虎之勢) a situation like riding a tiger; a difficult situation
- 阵势(陣勢) battle array; disposition of forces
- 花把势(花把勢) expert flower grower
- 时势(時勢) the current situation
- 声势赫赫(聲勢赫赫) majestic
- 顺势(順勢) to take advantage; to seize an opportunity
- 人多势众(人多勢眾) many men, a great force; many hands provide great strength
- 涨势(漲勢) rising trend; upward momentum (e.g. in prices)
- 狗仗人势(狗仗人勢) a dog menaces based on its master's power; to use one's position to threaten others
- 趋势(趨勢) a trend; a tendency
- 借势(借勢) to borrow another's authority ; to take the initiative; to seize an opportunity
- 颓势(頹勢) a worsening situation; a declining fortune
- 手势(手勢) gesture; sign; signal ; hand position
- 占优势(占優勢) to hold a dominant position ; to predominate; to occupy a dominant position
- 局势(局勢) situation
- 歹势(歹勢) excuse me; to be sorry
- 事势(事勢) state of affairs
- 运势(運勢) horoscope ; one's fortune
- 形势严峻(形勢嚴峻) in grave difficulties; the situation is grim
- 仗势欺人(仗勢欺人) to use one's position to bully people
- 形势(形勢) circumstances; situation ; exterior ; terrain ; authority ; battle formation
- 姿势(姿勢) posture; position ; poise; bearing ; tone of speech
- 破竹之势(破竹之勢) a force to smash bamboo; irresistible force
- 势在必行(勢在必行) circumstances that require action
- 病势(病勢) degree of seriousness of an illness; patient's condition
- 攻势(攻勢) an offensive
- 架势(架勢) attitude; position (on an issue etc)
- 仗势(仗勢) to rely on power
- 饑名渴势(饑名渴勢) to be hungry for fame and thirsty for power
- 势不可当(勢不可當) impossible to resist; an irresistible force
- 兵势(兵勢) military situation
- 优势(優勢) superiority; dominance
- 时势造英雄(時勢造英雄) Time makes the man . The trend of events brings forth the hero.
- 势阱(勢阱) potential well
- 势如破竹(勢如破竹) like a hot knife through butter; with irresistible force
- 造势(造勢) to boost support or interest; to campaign; to promote
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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
- 卷十五 兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning Huainanzi 淮南子 — 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
- 处势 (處勢) 處勢卑賤 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 孤憤第十一 Chapter 11: Cynicism — count: 5
- 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
- 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
- 用势 (用勢) 射遠者用勢 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — 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