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 12845 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
See all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 81 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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Decimal representation of this word: 勢
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