势 (shì) means Force (tendency - feature - tendency). Below are 24 of the 35 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这首诗气 势 豪迈。
Zhè shǒu shī qìshì háomài.
This poem has a bold and heroic spirit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 豪迈
这幅画气 势 磅礴。
Zhè fú huà qìshì pángbó.
This painting has tremendous force.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气势
气温有下降的趋 势 。
Qìwēn yǒu xiàjiàng de qūshì.
Temperatures are trending downward.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 趋势
这是今年的新趋 势 。
Zhè shì jīnnián de xīn qūshì.
This is this year's new trend.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 趋势
形 势 正在慢慢好转。
Xíngshì zhèngzài mànmàn hǎozhuǎn.
The situation is slowly improving.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形势
我们队有身高优 势 。
Wǒmen duì yǒu shēngāo yōushì.
Our team has a height advantage.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 优势
写字的姿 势 很重要。
Xiě zì de zīshì hěn zhòngyào.
Your posture when writing matters.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 姿势
他换了个姿 势 坐着。
Tā huàn le ge zīshì zuò zhe.
He shifted to a different sitting position.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 姿势
这次活动声 势 很大。
Zhè cì huódòng shēngshì hěn dà.
This event was staged with great fanfare.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 声势
涨价 势 必影响销量。
Zhǎngjià shìbì yǐngxiǎng xiāoliàng.
A price rise will inevitably affect sales.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 势必
目前的形 势 不太乐观。
Mùqián de xíngshì bú tài lèguān.
The present situation is not very promising.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形势
他的语言优 势 很明显。
Tā de yǔyán yōushì hěn míngxiǎn.
His language advantage is obvious.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 优势
他的写字姿 势 很规范。
Tā de xiězì zīshì hěn guīfàn.
His writing posture is exactly as it should be.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 规范
火 势 迅速向四周蔓延。
Huǒshì xùnsù xiàng sìzhōu mànyán.
The fire spread rapidly in all directions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蔓延
球队开场就占了气 势 。
Qiúduì kāichǎng jiù zhàn le qìshì.
The team seized the momentum from the kick-off.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气势
他们造了很大的声 势 。
Tāmen zào le hěn dà de shēngshì.
They generated a great deal of momentum.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 声势
这样下去 势 必出问题。
Zhèyàng xiàqù shìbì chū wèntí.
Going on like this is bound to cause trouble.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 势必
好的 势 头要延续下去。
Hǎo de shìtóu yào yánxù xiàqù.
The good momentum must be kept going.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 延续
形 势 比想象的更严峻。
Xíngshì bǐ xiǎngxiàng de gèng yánjùn.
The situation is more severe than imagined.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严峻
必须尽快遏制这种趋 势 。
Bìxū jǐnkuài èzhì zhè zhǒng qūshì.
This trend must be checked as soon as possible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遏制
宏观经济形 势 正在好转。
Hóngguān jīngjì xíngshì zhèngzài hǎozhuǎn.
The macroeconomic situation is improving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宏观
当地局 势 正在逐步稳定。
Dāngdì júshì zhèngzài zhúbù wěndìng.
The local situation is gradually stabilising.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 局势
他一直关注着国际局 势 。
Tā yìzhí guānzhùzhe guójì júshì.
He follows the international situation closely.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 局势
他做了一个停止的手 势 。
Tā zuò le yí ge tíngzhǐ de shǒushì.
He made a gesture to stop.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手势
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势 appears in 35 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 势
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Questions about 势
How is 势 used in a sentence?
This page shows 35 sentences using 势 (shì, "Force (tendency - feature - tendency)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 势 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 势 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 势?
The dictionary page for 势 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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