| 勢 | [ shì ] power, influence, potential, momentum, tendency, trend, situation, conditions, outward appearance, sign, gesture, male genitals |
| 勢不兩立 | [ shì bù liǎng lì ] the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences, incompatible standpoints |
| 勢不可擋 | [ shì bù kě dǎng ] see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1] |
| 勢不可當 | [ shì bù kě dāng ] impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force |
| 勢利 | [ shì lì ] snobbish |
| 勢利小人 | [ shì li rén ] snob |
| 勢利眼 | [ shì lì yǎn ] to be self-interested |
| 勢力 | [ shì li ] power, influence, a force (military, political etc) |
| 勢在必得 | [ shì zaì bì dé ] to be determined to win (idiom) |
| 勢在必行 | [ shì zaì bì xíng ] circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary, imperative |
| 勢均力敵 | [ shì jūn lì dí ] evenly matched (idiom) |
| 勢如破竹 | [ shì rú pò zhú ] like a hot knife through butter (idiom), with irresistible force |
| 勢子 | [ shì zi ] gesture, posture |
| 勢必 | [ shì bì ] to be bound to, undoubtedly will |
| 勢態 | [ shì taì ] situation, state |
| 勢成騎虎 | [ shì chéng qí hǔ ] if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway |
| 勢族 | [ shì zú ] influential family, powerful clan |
| 勢能 | [ shì néng ] potential energy |
| 勢要 | [ shì yaò ] influential figure, powerful person |
| 勢阱 | [ shì jǐng ] potential well (physics) |
| 勢降 | [ shì jiàng ] potential drop (elec.) |
| 勢頭 | [ shì toú ] power, momentum, tendency, impetus, situation, the look of things |
| ⇒ 上升趨勢 | [ shàng shēng qū shì ] an upturn, an upward trend |
| ⇒ 上揚趨勢 | [ shàng yáng qū shì ] upward trend, rising tendency |
| ⇒ 乘勢 | [ chéng shì ] to seize the opportunity, to strike while the iron is hot |
| ⇒ 事勢 | [ shì shì ] state of affairs |
| ⇒ 人勢 | [ rén shì ] (human) penis (TCM) |
| ⇒ 人多勢眾 | [ rén duō shì zhòng ] many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength, There is safety in numbers. |
| ⇒ 仗勢 | [ zhàng shì ] to rely on power |
| ⇒ 仗勢欺人 | [ zhàng shì qī rén ] to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom), to kick people around |
| ⇒ 伊勢丹 | [ yī shì dān ] Isetan, Japanese department store |
| ⇒ 佔優勢 | [ zhàn yoū shì ] to predominate, to occupy a dominant position |
| ⇒ 作勢 | [ zuò shì ] to adopt an attitude, to strike a posture |
| ⇒ 來勢 | [ laí shì ] momentum of sth approaching |
| ⇒ 借勢 | [ jiè shì ] to borrow sb's authority, to seize an opportunity |
| ⇒ 做張做勢 | [ zuò zhāng zuò shì ] to put on an act (idiom); to pose, to show theatrical affectation, to indulge in histrionics |
| ⇒ 傷勢 | [ shāng shì ] condition of an injury |
| ⇒ 優勢 | [ yoū shì ] superiority, dominance, advantage |
| ⇒ 劣勢 | [ liè shì ] inferior, disadvantaged |
| ⇒ 去勢 | [ qù shì ] to neuter, neutered |
| ⇒ 反動勢力 | [ fǎn dòng shì li ] reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric) |
| ⇒ 反時勢 | [ fǎn shí shì ] unconventional |
| ⇒ 因勢利導 | [ yīn shì lì daǒ ] to take advantage of the new situation (idiom), to make the best of new opportunities |
| ⇒ 國勢 | [ guó shì ] national strength, situation in a state |
| ⇒ 國勢日衰 | [ guó shì rì ] national decline |
| ⇒ 地勢 | [ dì shì ] terrain, topography relief |
| ⇒ 均勢 | [ jūn shì ] equilibrium of forces, balance of power |
| ⇒ 大勢所趨 | [ dà shì suǒ qū ] general trend, irresistible trend |
| ⇒ 大勢至菩薩 | [ dà shì zhì pú sà ] Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva |
| ⇒ 大張聲勢 | [ dà zhāng shēng shì ] to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity |
| ⇒ 姿勢 | [ zī shì ] posture, position |
| ⇒ 威勢 | [ weī shì ] might, power and influence |
| ⇒ 守勢 | [ shoǔ shì ] defensive position, guard |
| ⇒ 定勢 | [ dìng shì ] attitude, mindset, prejudice |
| ⇒ 宣傳攻勢 | [ xuān chuán gōng shì ] marketing campaign |
| ⇒ 審度時勢 | [ shěn duó shí shì ] to examine and judge the situation |
| ⇒ 審時度勢 | [ shěn shí duó shì ] to judge the hour and size up the situation, to take stock |
| ⇒ 局勢 | [ jú shì ] situation, state (of affairs) |
| ⇒ 山勢 | [ shān shì ] topography of a mountain, features of a mountain |
| ⇒ 弱勢 | [ ruò shì ] vulnerable, weak |
| ⇒ 弱勢群體 | [ ruò shì qún tǐ ] disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped), the economically and politically marginalized, the dispossessed |
| ⇒ 強勢 | [ qiáng shì ] strong, powerful, (linguistics) emphatic, intensive |
| ⇒ 形勢 | [ xíng shì ] circumstances, situation, terrain, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 形勢嚴峻 | [ xíng shì yán jùn ] in grave difficulties, the situation is grim |
| ⇒ 得勢 | [ dé shì ] to win power, to get authority, to become dominant |
| ⇒ 情勢 | [ qíng shì ] situation, circumstance |
| ⇒ 惡勢力 | [ è shì lì ] evil forces, criminal elements |
| ⇒ 態勢 | [ taì shì ] posture, situation |
| ⇒ 手勢 | [ shoǔ shì ] gesture, sign, signal |
| ⇒ 打把勢 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 拉開架勢 | [ lā kaī jià shi ] to assume a fighting stance, (fig.) to take the offensive |
| ⇒ 攻勢 | [ gōng shì ] (military) offensive |
| ⇒ 星座運勢 | [ xīng zuò yùn shì ] (Western-style) horoscope |
| ⇒ 時勢 | [ shí shì ] current situation, circumstances, current trend |
| ⇒ 時勢造英雄 | [ shí shì zaò yīng xióng ] Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero. |
| ⇒ 有權勢者 | [ yoǔ quán shì zhě ] person in power, the one with authority, the guy in charge |
| ⇒ 有錢有勢 | [ yoǔ qián yoǔ shì ] rich and powerful (idiom) |
| ⇒ 東勢 | [ dōng shì ] Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 東勢鄉 | [ dōng shì xiāng ] Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 東勢鎮 | [ dōng shì zhèn ] Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 架勢 | [ jià shi ] attitude, position (on an issue etc) |
| ⇒ 核勢 | [ hé shì ] nuclear potential |
| ⇒ 核均勢 | [ hé jūn shì ] nuclear parity |
| ⇒ 權勢 | [ quán shì ] power, influence |
| ⇒ 歡勢 | [ huān shi ] lively, full of vigor, vibrant, spirited |
| ⇒ 歹勢 | [ daǐ shì ] (Tw) excuse me, to be sorry, (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) |
| ⇒ 氣勢 | [ qì shì ] imposing manner, loftiness, grandeur, energetic looks, vigor |
| ⇒ 氣勢凌人 | [ qì shì líng rén ] arrogant and overbearing |
| ⇒ 氣勢宏偉 | [ qì shì hóng weǐ ] imposing, majestic |
| ⇒ 氣勢洶洶 | [ qì shì xiōng xiōng ] aggressive, truculent, overbearing |
| ⇒ 派勢 | [ paì shì ] style, manner |
| ⇒ 漲勢 | [ zhǎng shì ] rising trend, upward momentum (e.g. in prices) |
| ⇒ 漲姿勢 | [ zhǎng zī shì ] Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5] |
| ⇒ 火勢 | [ huǒ shì ] intensity of a fire, lively, flourishing |
| ⇒ 狗仗人勢 | [ goǔ zhàng rén shì ] a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others |
| ⇒ 病勢 | [ bìng shì ] degree of seriousness of an illness, patient's condition |
| ⇒ 破竹之勢 | [ pò zhú zhī shì ] lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force |
| ⇒ 磁動勢 | [ cí dòng shì ] magnetomotive force |
| ⇒ 聲勢 | [ shēng shì ] fame and power, prestige, influence, impetus, momentum |
| ⇒ 花把勢 | [ huā bǎ shì ] expert flower grower |
| ⇒ 蓄勢待發 | [ xù shì daì fā ] to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc |
| ⇒ 虛張聲勢 | [ xū zhāng shēng shì ] (false) bravado, to bluff |
| ⇒ 裝腔作勢 | [ zhuāng qiāng zuò shì ] posturing, pretentious, affected |
| ⇒ 財勢 | [ caí shì ] wealth and influence |
| ⇒ 走勢 | [ zoǔ shì ] tendency, trend, path |
| ⇒ 趁勢 | [ chèn shì ] to take advantage of a favorable situation, to seize an opportunity |
| ⇒ 趨勢 | [ qū shì ] trend, tendency |
| ⇒ 趨炎附勢 | [ qū yán fù shì ] to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power, social climbing |
| ⇒ 軍勢 | [ jūn shì ] army strength, military prowess or potential |
| ⇒ 造勢 | [ zaò shì ] to boost support or interest, to campaign, to promote |
| ⇒ 運勢 | [ yùn shì ] horoscope, one's fortune |
| ⇒ 道高益安，勢高益危 | [ daò gaō yì ān shì gaō yì weī ] 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). |
| ⇒ 銷勢 | [ shì ] sale |
| ⇒ 長勢 | [ zhǎng shì ] how well a crop (or plant) is growing, growth |
| ⇒ 陣勢 | [ zhèn shì ] battle array, disposition of forces, situation, circumstance |
| ⇒ 電動勢 | [ diàn dòng shì ] electromotive force |
| ⇒ 順勢 | [ shùn shì ] to take advantage, to seize an opportunity, in passing, without taking extra trouble, conveniently |
| ⇒ 順勢療法 | [ shùn shì fǎ ] homeopathy (alternative medicine) |
| ⇒ 頹勢 | [ tuí shì ] decline (in fortune) |
| ⇒ 體勢 | [ tǐ shì ] feature |
| ⇒ 鼎足之勢 | [ dǐng zú zhī shì ] competition between three rivals, tripartite confrontation |