势利 勢利
势利 勢利 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ sai3 lei6
- snobbish
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势 勢
- 伤势 傷勢 shāng shì ㄕㄤ ㄕˋ soeng1 sai3 condition of an injury
- 优势 優勢 yōu shì ㄧㄡ ㄕˋ jau1 sai3 superiority
- 劣势 劣勢 liè shì ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ lyut3 sai3 inferior
- 势力 勢力 shì li ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ sai3 lik6 power
- 势必 勢必 shì bì ㄕˋ ㄅㄧˋ sai3 bit1 to be bound to
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- 势头 勢頭 shì tóu ㄕˋ ㄊㄡˊ sai3 tau4 power
- 地势 地勢 dì shì ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˋ dei6 sai3 terrain
- 姿势 姿勢 zī shì ㄗ ㄕˋ zi1 sai3 posture
- 局势 局勢 jú shì ㄐㄩˊ ㄕˋ guk6 sai3 situation
- 弱势 弱勢 ruò shì ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ joek6 sai3 vulnerable
- 强势 強勢 qiáng shì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕˋ koeng4 sai3 strong
- 形势 形勢 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 sai3 circumstances
- 态势 態勢 tài shì ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˋ taai3 sai3 posture
- 手势 手勢 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sai3 gesture; sign; signal
- 架势 架勢 jià shi ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕ gaa3 sai3 attitude
- 气势 氣勢 qì shì ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ hei3 sai3 imposing manner
- 声势 聲勢 shēng shì ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ sing1 sai3 fame and power
- 趋势 趨勢 qū shì ㄑㄩ ㄕˋ ceoi1 sai3 trend; tendency
- 顺势 順勢 shùn shì ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ seon6 sai3 to take advantage
- 势不可当 勢不可當 shì bù kě dāng ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄤ sai3 bat1 ho2 dong1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
利
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 便利 biàn lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ bin6 lei6 convenient
- 利害 lì hài ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ lei6 hoi6 pros and cons
- 利弊 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lei6 bai6 pros and cons
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
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- 利润 利潤 lì rùn ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ lei6 jeon6 profits
- 利率 lì lǜ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄩˋ lei6 leot6 interest rate
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 利益 lì yì ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ lei6 jik1 benefit
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 胜利 勝利 shèng lì ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ sing1 lei6 victory
- 吉利 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gat1 lei6 auspicious
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
- 专利 專利 zhuān lì ㄓㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˋ zyun1 lei6 patent
- 暴利 bào lì ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ bou6 lei6 sudden huge profits
- 有利 yǒu lì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
- 权利 權利 quán lì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kyun4 lei6 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
Idioms with these characters
- 大势所趋 大勢所趨 dà shì suǒ qū ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩ daai6 sai3 so2 ceoi1 (idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
- 大张声势 大張聲勢 dà zhāng shēng shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ daai6 zoeng1 sing1 sai3 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
- 狗仗人势 狗仗人勢 gǒu zhàng rén shì ㄍㄡˇ ㄓㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ gau2 zoeng6 jan4 sai3 a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
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- 破竹之势 破竹之勢 pò zhú zhī shì ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ po3 zuk1 zi1 sai3 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
- 趋炎附势 趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì ㄑㄩ ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˋ ceoi1 jim4 fu6 sai3 to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
- 人多势众 人多勢眾 rén duō shì zhòng ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ jan4 do1 sai3 zung3 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- 势不可当 勢不可當 shì bù kě dāng ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄤ sai3 bat1 ho2 dong1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
- 势不两立 勢不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˋ sai3 bat1 loeng5 laap6 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
- 势成骑虎 勢成騎虎 shì chéng qí hǔ ㄕˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
- 势单力薄 勢單力薄 shì dān lì bó ㄕˋ ㄉㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄛˊ sai3 daan1 lik6 bok6 (idiom) lacking strength and support
- 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sing4 baai6 lei6 deon6 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
- 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
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- 地利人和 dì lì rén hé ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
- 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 ming4 lei6 luk6 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 si1 ji6 to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
- 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6 (idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
- 流年不利 liú nián bù lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 nin4 bat1 lei6 the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 有一点 有一點 势利 勢利 。
Tom is a bit snobbish.
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