顺 shùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
顺势
shùnshì
to follow the trend; take advantage of the situation
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
- 政策窗口打开后，企业顺势推出了低碳产品线，迅速占领细分市场。 Zhèngcè chuāngkǒu dǎkāi hòu, qǐyè shùnshì tuīchū le dītàn chǎnpǐnxiàn, xùnsù zhànlǐng xìfēn shìchǎng. After the policy window opened, the company took advantage of the momentum to launch a low-carbon product line and quickly captured a niche market.
- 他顺势接住了对方抛来的球。 Tā shùnshì jiē zhùle duìfāng pāo lái de qiú. He caught the ball thrown to him, moving with its momentum.
- 股价上涨时，很多投资者顺势买入。 Gǔjià shàngzhǎng shí, hěn duō tóuzīzhě shùnshì mǎirù. When share prices rose, many investors took advantage of the trend to buy.
Related words
- 顺利 shùnlì smooth; successful
- 一路顺风 yílùshùnfēng have a smooth trip
- 顺序 shùnxù order
- 一帆风顺 yìfānfēngshùn plain sailing, smooth going
- 顺差 shùnchā trade surplus; favourable balance
- 顺畅 shùnchàng smooth; unobstructed
- 顺从 shùncóng to submit; to be obedient
- 顺理成章 shùnlǐchéngzhāng logical; natural and expected
- 顺路 shùnlù on the way; convenient route
- 顺其自然 shùnqízìrán let nature take its course
- 顺手 shùnshǒu conveniently; handy; smoothly
- 顺心 shùnxīn satisfactory; to one's liking