顺势 順勢
顺势 順勢 shùn shì ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ seon6 sai3 HSK 7-9
- to take advantage
- to seize an opportunity
- in passing
- without taking extra trouble
- conveniently
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顺 順
- 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ haau3 seon6 filial
- 通顺 通順 tōng shùn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ tung1 seon6 smooth
- 顺便 順便 shùn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon6 bin2 conveniently
- 顺利 順利 shùn lì ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ seon6 lei6 smoothly; without a hitch
- 顺差 順差 shùn chā ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄚ seon6 caa1 (trade or budget) surplus
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- 顺序 順序 shùn xù ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄩˋ seon6 zeoi6 sequence
- 顺从 順從 shùn cóng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ seon6 cung4 obedient
- 顺心 順心 shùn xīn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon6 sam1 happy
- 顺应 順應 shùn yìng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄥˋ seon6 jing3 to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with
- 顺手 順手 shùn shǒu ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ seon6 sau2 as an incidental action while doing sth else; while one is at it; in passing
- 顺畅 順暢 shùn chàng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˋ seon6 coeng3 smooth and unhindered
- 顺着 順著 shùn zhe ㄕㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄓㄜ seon6 zoek6 to follow
- 顺路 順路 shùn lù ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ seon6 lou6 by the way
- 一帆风顺 一帆風順 yī fān fēng shùn ㄧ ㄈㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ jat1 faan4 fung1 seon6 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
- 一路顺风 一路順風 yī lù shùn fēng ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ jat1 lou6 seon6 fung1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
- 顺其自然 順其自然 shùn qí zì rán ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ seon6 kei4 zi6 jin4 to let nature take its course (idiom)
- 顺理成章 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ seon6 lei5 sing4 zoeng1 logical
- 不顺 不順 bù shùn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ bat1 seon6 unfavorable
- 乖顺 乖順 guāi shùn ㄍㄨㄞ ㄕㄨㄣˋ gwaai1 seon6 obedient (colloquial)
- 依顺 依順 yī shùn ㄧ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ji1 seon6 to comply
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
- 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
- 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 sai3 to seize the opportunity
Idioms with these characters
- 耳顺之年 耳順之年 ěr shùn zhī nián ㄦˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji5 seon6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn ㄈㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ fung1 tiu4 jyu5 seon6 (idiom) to have good weather for crops
- 逆来顺受 逆來順受 nì lái shùn shòu ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ jik6 loi4 seon6 sau6 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
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- 千依百顺 千依百順 qiān yī bǎi shùn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ cin1 ji1 baak3 seon6 totally submissive (idiom)
- 顺其自然 順其自然 shùn qí zì rán ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ seon6 kei4 zi6 jin4 to let nature take its course (idiom)
- 顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄤˊ seon6 sau2 hin1 joeng4 lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)
- 一帆风顺 一帆風順 yī fān fēng shùn ㄧ ㄈㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ jat1 faan4 fung1 seon6 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
- 一路顺风 一路順風 yī lù shùn fēng ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ jat1 lou6 seon6 fung1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
- 应天顺时 應天順時 yìng tiān shùn shí ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕˊ jing3 tin1 seon6 si4 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
- 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
Example sentences
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水 从 從 喷泉 噴泉 中 涌出 湧出 ， 在 溪流 中 向下 流 ， 在 溪涧 溪澗 中 奔走 ， 在 池塘 中 安定 ， 在 河流 中 顺势 順勢 流 ， 在 漩涡 漩渦 中 回旋 迴旋 ， 并 並 形成 沼泽 沼澤 。
Water springs out of a fountain, flows downwards in a brook, runs in a beck, stands in a pond, glides in the stream, is whirled about in a whirlpool and causes fens.
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