勢 (sai3 | shi4) : power; situation; posture

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勢

sai3

shi4

[1] power; force; strength; influence
[2] situation; state of affairs; circumstances
[3] posture; carriage; gestures
[4] male genitals

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

勢 / 势

This word has been viewed 10222 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Feb 2011 01:48

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作勢 zok3 sai3 zuo4 shi4 = to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture

借勢 ze3 / sai3 jie4 / shi4 = to borrow sb's authority; to seize an opportunity

攻勢 gung1 sai3 gong1 shi4 = offensive

手勢 sau2 sai3 shou3 shi4 = [1] a hand signal, gesture, sign; [2] skillful at anything involving hands (cooking, massage, etc); [3] to be lucky

勢必 sai3 bit1 shi4 bi4 = is bound (to happen)

勢力 sai3 lik6 shi4 li5 = power; influence

聲勢 sing1 sai3 sheng1 shi4 = momentum; impetus

優勢 jau1 sai3 you1 shi4 = superior; dominant; advantage

姿勢 zi1 sai3 zi1 shi4 = posture

形勢 jing4 sai3 xing2 shi4 = circumstances; situation; terrain

局勢 guk6 sai3 ju2 shi4 = situation; state of affairs

氣勢 hei3 sai3 qi4 shi4 = imposing manner; forceful; momentum

趨勢 ceoi1 sai3 qu1 shi4 = trend; tendency

地勢 dei6 sai3 di4 shi4 = topography; relief; physical features of a place; the lay of the land

架勢 gaa3 sai3 jia4 shi5 = pompous; posture; condition

威勢 wai1 sai3 = bravura, pomp and power

勢頭 sai3 tau4 shi4 tou2 = momentum, tendency

大勢 daai6 sai3 = general trends

傷勢 soeng1 sai3 shang1 shi4 = the condition of an injury

情勢 cing4 sai3 = circumstances; situation; state of affairs

順勢 seon6 sai3 = take advantage of an opportunity

火勢 fo2 sai3 = fire intensity

摸身摸勢 mo2 san1 mo2 sai3 = touchy-feely

勢色 sai3 sik1 shi4 se4 = situation; circumstances 粵

造勢 zou6 sai3 = build up; build up momentum

起勢噉 hei2 sai3 gam2 = continuously; vigorously 粵

氣勢洶洶 hei3 sai3 hung1 hung1 qi4 shi4 xiong1 xiong1 = aggressive, fierce, overbearing

核勢 hat6 sai3 he2 shi4 = nuclear potential

病勢 beng6 sai3 bing4 shi4 = degree of seriousness of an illness; patient's condition

勢頭大 sai3 tau4 daai6 shi4 tou2 da4 = powerful

保持競爭優勢 bou2 ci4 ging6 zang1 jau1 sai3 bao3 chi2 jing4 zheng1 you1 shi4 = retain its competitive edge (common formation)

做出勝利手勢 zou6 ceot1 sing3 lei6 sau2 sai3 = hold up two fingers in victory

核武勢力 hat6 mou5 sai3 lik6 = nuclear powers

權勢 kyun4 sai3 quan2 shi4 = power; influence

劣勢 lyut3 sai3 lie4 shi4 = inferior; disadvantaged

勢利 sai3 lei6 shi4 li5 = snobbish

時勢 si4 sai3 shi2 shi4 = the current situation or trend; the way things are going

態勢 taai3 sai3 tai4 shi4 = posture; situation

形勢逼人 jing4 sai3 bik1 jan4 xing2 shi4 bi1 ren2 = the pressure is mounting; the situation is pressing (common formation)

上升趨勢 soeng5 sing1 ceoi1 sai3 shang4 sheng1 qu1 shi4 = [n] uptrend (common formation)

宣傳攻勢 syun1 cyun4 gung1 sai3 xuan1 chuan2 gong1 shi4 = publicity campaign

順勢療法 seon6 sai3 liu4 faat3 shun4 shi4 liao2 fa3 = homeopathy (alternative medicine) (common formation)

勢利眼 sai3 lei6 ngaan5 shi4 li5 yan3 = to be a snob; to be self-interested

風頭火勢 fung1 tau4 fo2 sai3 = a dangerous situation; "at full blast"

有姿勢冇實際 jau5 zi1 sai3 mou5 sat6 zai3 = all show and no go 粵

喐身喐勢 juk1 san1 juk1 sai3 = unable to sit still; fidgeting, discontent 粵

潮流嘅趨勢 ciu4 lau4 ge3 ceoi1 sai3 = trend 粵

競爭優勢 ging6 zang1 jau1 sai3 jing4 zheng1 you1 shi4 = competitive advantage; competitive edge

三兩下手勢 saam1 loeng5 haa5 sau2 sai3 san1 liang3 xia4 shou3 shi4 = swiftly and skilfully 粵

起勢 hei2 sai3 = continuously; vigorously 粵

人口趨勢 jan4 hau2 ceoi1 sai3 ren2 kou3 qu1 shi4 = demographic trend (common formation)

走勢 zau2 sai3 zou3 shi4 = tendency

篩身篩勢 sai1 san1 sai1 sai3 = swaying the body from side to side 粵

勢估唔到 sai3 gu2 m4 dou3*2 = I would have never guessed 粵

黐身黐勢 ci1 san1 ci1 sai3 chi1 shen1 chi1 shi4 = description of a clingy person 粵

讕架勢 laan2 gaa3 sai3 lan2 jia4 shi4 = act like one is a bigshot; try to act cool 粵

粗身大勢 cou1 san1 daai6 sai3 cu1 shen1 da4 shi4 = to be pregnant 粵

勢凶夾狼 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 shi4 xiong1 jia2 lang2 = 1. fierce; overbearing; truculent 2. to be overambitious; to have a big appetite 粵

歪身歪勢 me2 san1 me2 sai3 wai1 shen1 wai1 shi4 = either sit or stand crookedly; to have an incorrect posture 粵

揦手唔成勢 laa2 sau2 m4 sing4 sai3 la2 shou3 wu2 cheng2 shi4 = be in a dilemma; be unable to cope with a problem; to be all over the place 粵

去勢 heoi3 sai3 qu4 shi4 = to castrate; castration; emasculation

趁勢 can3 sai3 chen4 shi4 = take advantage of a situation; seize and capitalize on favorable circumstances

財勢 coi4 sai3 cai2 shi4 = wealth and power

人多勢衆 jan4 do1 sai3 zung3 ren2 duo1 shi4 zhong4 = lots of men coupled with great power; powerful in numbers

大勢所趨 daai6 sai3 so2 ceoi1 da4 shi4 suo3 qu1 = the ongoing trend; the trend that is prevailing

大勢已去 daai6 sai3 ji5 heoi3 da4 shi4 yi3 qu4 = of a situation to be hopeless or irretrievable

勢孤力弱 sai3 gu1 lik6 joek6 shi4 gu1 li4 ruo4 = not have enough manpower and weak

勢不兩立 sai3 bat1 loeng5 laap6 shi4 bu4 liang3 li4 = of two opposing forces to be irreconcilable

就勢 zau6 sai3 jiu4 shi4 = making use of momentum

陣勢 zan6 sai3 zhen4 shi4 = battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance

排開陣勢 paai4 hoi1 zan6 sai3 pai2 kai1 zhen4 shi4 = line up in battle formation

勢能 sai3 nang4 shi4 neng2 = [phys.] potential energy

集中趨勢 zaap6 zung1 ceoi1 sai3 ji2 zhong1 qu1 shi4 = [math.] central tendency

東勢鄉 dung1 sai3 hoeng1 dong1 shi4 xiang1 = Tungshih (village in Taiwan)

弱勢社群 joek6 sai3 se5 kwan4 ruo4 shi4 she4 qun2 = disadvantaged groups

勢諗唔到 sai3 nam2 m4 dou3*2 shi4 shen3 wu2 dao4 = variant of 勢估唔到粵

氣勢如虹 hei3 sai3 jyu4 hung4 qi4 shi4 ru2 hong2 = powerful; of great momentum

勢成騎虎 sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2 shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3 = it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so

審時度勢 sam2 si4 dok6 sai3 shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4 = size up the situation

逆勢 jik6/ngaak6 sai3 ni4 shi4 = contrarian

東勢鎮 dung1 sai3 zan3 dong1 shi4 zhen4 = Tungshih (town in Taiwan)

Showing all 4 examples containing 勢

我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。粵
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.

佢起勢噉做晒啲嘢粵
He finished the work with vigour.

佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手粵
His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable.

搬重嘢嘅時候，要保持姿勢正確。粵
When moving heavy objects, (one) should maintain a correct posture.
[or "要保持正確嘅姿勢"]

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