局势
júshì
situation; state of affairs
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
- 边境局势骤然紧张，外交部门呼吁各方保持克制。 Biānjìng júshì zhòurán jǐnzhāng, wàijiāo bùmén hūyù gè fāng bǎochí kèzhì. The border situation suddenly became tense, and the foreign affairs department urged all sides to exercise restraint.
- 比赛进入最后阶段，局势变得对我们不利。 Bǐsài jìnrù zuìhòu jiēduàn, júshì biàn de duì wǒmen búlì. The match entered its last stage, and the situation turned against us.
- 经过大家的努力，混乱的局势终于平静下来。 Jīngguò dàjiā de nǔlì, hùnluàn de júshì zhōngyú píngjìng xiàlai. Thanks to everyone's efforts, the chaotic situation finally calmed down.
Related words
- 局 jú office; bureau
- 邮局 yóujú post office
- 局面 júmiàn situation
- 局长 júzhǎng bureau chief
- 局限 júxiàn to limit, to restrict
- 布局 bùjú layout; to arrange strategically
- 出局 chūjú to be eliminated; to be out
- 大局 dàjú overall situation; the big picture
- 格局 géjú pattern; layout; scope; vision
- 顾全大局 gùquándàjú to take the overall situation into account
- 僵局 jiāngjú deadlock; stalemate
- 结局 jiéjú ending; outcome