势

shì · shi

Traditional 勢

Meaning

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  1. power
  2. influence
  3. potential
  4. momentum
  5. tendency
  6. trend
  7. situation
  8. conditions
  9. outward appearance
  10. sign
  11. gesture
  12. male genitals

In a sentence

2 examples
01

球(qiú)队(duì)连(lián)胜(shèng)三(sān)场(chǎng),势(shì)不(bù)可(kě)挡(dǎng)。

The team has won three games in a row and is unstoppable.

02

看(kàn)这(zhè)势(shì),今(jīn)晚(wǎn)恐(kǒng)怕(pà)要(yào)下(xià)雨(yǔ)。

Judging by the look of things, it's probably going to rain tonight.

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