声 shēng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
声势
shēngshì
momentum; show of strength
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
- 游行队伍虽然人数不多，但声势很大，迅速引起媒体关注。 Yóuxíng duìwǔ suīrán rénshù bù duō, dàn shēngshì hěn dà, xùnsù yǐnqǐ méitǐ guānzhù. Although the march was not large in number, it had great momentum and quickly attracted media attention.
- 他们用锣鼓造声势，希望吸引更多邻居参加。 Tāmen yòng luógǔ zào shēngshì, xīwàng xīyǐn gèng duō línjū cānjiā. They made a lot of noise with gongs and drums, hoping to attract more neighbors to join in.
- 公司开业那天声势浩大，街上站满了客人。 Gōngsī kāiyè nà tiān shēngshì hàodà, jiē shàng zhàn mǎn le kèrén. On the day the company opened, the event was on a grand scale, and the street was full of guests.
Related words
- 大声 dàshēng loudly
- 声音 shēngyīn sound; voice
- 小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice; quietly
- 歌声 gēshēng singing voice
- 声明 shēngmíng statement
- 铃声 língshēng ringtone; ringing sound
- 声 shēng sound
- 相声 xiàngsheng Chinese comic dialogue
- 声调 shēngdiào tone
- 噪声 zàoshēng noise
- 呼声 hūshēng voice; public demand
- 欢声笑语 huānshēngxiàoyǔ cheerful voices and laughter