shì

power, force; tendency

HSK 5 #506

DEFINITIONS

势 shì
  • power
  • influence
  • potential
  • momentum
  • tendency
  • trend
  • situation
  • conditions
  • outward appearance
  • sign
  • gesture
  • male genitals

STROKES

WORDS

反动力 fǎn dòng shì li reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
反时 fǎn shí shì unconventional
日衰 guó shì rì shuāi national decline
至菩萨 dà shì zhì pú sà Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
大张声 dà zhāng shēng shì to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
宣传攻 xuān chuán gōng shì marketing campaign
审度时 shěn duó shí shì to examine and judge the situation
shān shì topography of a mountain; features of a mountain
群体 ruò shì qún tǐ disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped); the economically and politically marginalized; the dispossessed
严峻 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties; the situation is grim
力 è shì lì evil forces; criminal elements
打把 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 lā kāi jià shi to assume a fighting stance; (fig.) to take the offensive
星座运 xīng zuò yùn shì (Western-style) horoscope
造英雄 shí shì zào yīng xióng Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
有权者 yǒu quán shì zhě person in power; the one with authority; the guy in charge
有钱有 yǒu qián yǒu shì rich and powerful (idiom)
dōng shì Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
乡 dōng shì xiāng Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
镇 dōng shì zhèn Tungshih town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
hé shì nuclear potential
核均 hé jūn shì nuclear parity
huān shi lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited
dǎi shì (Tw) excuse me; to be sorry; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]
凌人 qì shì líng rén arrogant and overbearing