架势
jiàshi
posture; manner; show of force
Characters in this word
势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他一进会议室就摆出谈判专家的架势，连语速都刻意放慢。 Tā yí jìn huìyìshì jiù bǎi chū tánpàn zhuānjiā de jiàshi, lián yǔsù dōu kèyì fàngmàn. As soon as he entered the meeting room, he assumed the manner of a negotiation expert, even deliberately slowing his speech.
- 看他那架势，好像随时要和人吵起来。 Kàn tā nà jiàshi, hǎoxiàng suíshí yào hé rén chǎo qǐlái. Judging by his stance, he looked ready to start an argument at any moment.
- 她摆出一副教练的架势，指导大家做动作。 Tā bǎi chū yí fù jiàoliàn de jiàshi, zhǐdǎo dàjiā zuò dòngzuò. She put on the air of a coach and guided everyone through the moves.
Related words
- 吵架 chǎojià to quarrel
- 架 jià to fight; a measure word for airplanes
- 书架 shūjià bookshelf
- 衣架 yījià clothes hanger
- 打架 dǎjià to fight
- 绑架 bǎngjià to kidnap; to hijack figuratively
- 骨架 gǔjià skeleton; framework
- 架子 jiàzi shelf; frame; airs; arrogance
- 框架 kuàngjià framework; frame
- 支架 zhījià support; bracket; stent; frame
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 趋势 qūshì trend