势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
势头
shìtou
momentum; tendency
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新能源汽车出口保持强劲势头，带动了相关产业链升级。 Xīn néngyuán qìchē chūkǒu bǎochí qiángjìng shìtou, dàidòng le xiāngguān chǎnyèliàn shēngjí. Exports of new-energy vehicles have maintained strong momentum, driving upgrades across related supply chains.
- 这家小店的生意势头很好，顾客越来越多。 Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn de shēngyi shìtou hěn hǎo, gùkè yuèláiyuè duō. This little shop's business has good momentum, with more and more customers.
- 雨越下越大，完全没有减弱的势头。 Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà, wánquán méiyǒu jiǎnruò de shìtou. The rain fell harder and harder, showing no sign of letting up.
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