shì

power, force; tendency

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative
均力敵 shì jūn lì dí evenly matched (idiom)
如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force
子 shì zi gesture; posture
必 shì bì to be bound to; undoubtedly will
態 shì tài situation; state
成騎虎 shì chéng qí hǔ if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
族 shì zú influential family; powerful clan
能 shì néng potential energy
要 shì yào influential figure; powerful person
阱 shì jǐng potential well (physics)
降 shì jiàng potential drop (elec.)
頭 shì tóu power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things
qù shì to neuter; neutered
反動力 fǎn dòng shì li reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
反時 fǎn shí shì unconventional
利導 yīn shì lì dǎo to take advantage of the new situation (idiom); to make the best of new opportunities
guó shì national strength; situation in a state
日衰 guó shì rì shuāi national decline
dì shì terrain; topography relief
jūn shì equilibrium of forces; balance of power
所趨 dà shì suǒ qū general trend; irresistible trend
至菩薩 dà shì zhì pú sà Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
大張聲 dà zhāng shēng shì to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
姿 zī shì posture; position