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走势

zǒushì

trend; tendency; movement

A person points at a rising line on a chart
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Characters in this word

走 zǒu

Strokes
7
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
土 soil, earth 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

势 shì

Strokes
8
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
执 to execute 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 势

Example phrases

  • 从长期走势来看,人口结构的变化比短期消费波动更值得警惕。 Cóng chángqī zǒushì lái kàn, rénkǒu jiégòu de biànhuà bǐ duǎnqī xiāofèi bōdòng gèng zhíde jǐngtì. Judging from the long-term trend, changes in population structure deserve more caution than short-term consumption fluctuations.
  • 股票走势难以预测,投资者需要谨慎分析各种因素。 Gǔpiào zǒushì nányǐ yùcè, tóuzīzhě xūyào jǐnshèn fēnxī gèzhǒng yīnsù. Stock trends are hard to predict, so investors need to analyse various factors carefully.
  • 近几个月油价呈上涨走势,引起了很多人的关注。 Jìn jǐ gè yuè yóujià chéng shàngzhǎng zǒushì, yǐnqǐle hěnduō rén de guānzhù. In recent months oil prices have shown a rising trend, drawing many people's attention.

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