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虛張聲勢
xū zhāng shēng shì
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(false) bravado;
to bluff
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裝腔作勢
zhuāng qiāng zuò shì
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posturing;
pretentious;
affected
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財勢
cái shì
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wealth and influence
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走勢
zǒu shì
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tendency;
trend;
path
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趁勢
chèn shì
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to take advantage of a favorable situation;
to seize an opportunity
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趨勢
qū shì
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trend;
tendency
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趨炎附勢
qū yán fù shì
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to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power;
social climbing
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軍勢
jūn shì
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army strength;
military prowess or potential
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造勢
zào shì
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to boost support or interest;
to campaign;
to promote
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運勢
yùn shì
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horoscope;
one's fortune
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道高益安，勢高益危
dào gāo yì ān ， shì gāo yì wēi
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More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
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銷勢
xiāo shì
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sale
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長勢
zhǎng shì
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how well a crop (or plant) is growing;
growth
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陣勢
zhèn shì
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battle array;
disposition of forces;
situation;
circumstance
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電動勢
diàn dòng shì
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electromotive force
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順勢
shùn shì
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to take advantage;
to seize an opportunity;
in passing;
without taking extra trouble;
conveniently
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順勢療法
shùn shì liáo fǎ
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homeopathy (alternative medicine)
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頹勢
tuí shì
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decline (in fortune)
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體勢
tǐ shì
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feature
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鼎足之勢
dǐng zú zhī shì
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competition between three rivals;
tripartite confrontation
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政治局勢
zhèng zhì jú shì
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political situation; political circumstances
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