势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
势不可当
shìbùkědāng
unstoppable; irresistible
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
Example phrases
- 新能源汽车的普及趋势已显得势不可当。 Xīnnéngyuán qìchē de pǔjí qūshì yǐ xiǎnde shìbùkědāng. The trend towards the popularisation of new-energy vehicles already appears unstoppable.
- 他学外语的热情势不可当，每天练习好几个小时。 Tā xué wàiyǔ de rèqíng shìbùkědāng, měitiān liànxí hǎo jǐ gè xiǎoshí. His enthusiasm for learning foreign languages is unstoppable; he practises for hours every day.
- 这支球队一路势不可当，赢了所有比赛。 Zhè zhī qiúduì yīlù shìbùkědāng, yíngle suǒyǒu bǐsài. The team has been unstoppable all the way, winning every match.
Related words
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 趋势 qūshì trend
- 形势 xíngshì situation
- 势力 shìli power; influence
- 手势 shǒushì gesture
- 地势 dìshì terrain; topography
- 攻势 gōngshì offensive; campaign
- 架势 jiàshi posture; manner; show of force
- 局势 júshì situation; state of affairs
- 劣势 lièshì disadvantage; inferior position
- 气势 qìshì momentum; imposing force
- 强势 qiángshì strong position; dominance; forcefulness