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勢〔势〕 sai3 {shì}

  1. power
  2. influence
  3. potential
  4. momentum
  5. tendency
  6. trend
  7. situation
  8. conditions
  9. outward appearance
  10. sign
  11. gesture
  12. male genitals

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勢兇〔势凶〕 sai3 hung1 {shì xiōng}

fierce

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勢利〔势-〕 sai3 lei6 {shì lì}

(adjective) Acquisitive

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勢色〔势-〕 sai3 sik1 {shì sè}

face, situation, circumstance

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勢必〔势-〕 sai3 bit1 {shì bì}

  1. to be bound to
  2. undoubtedly will

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勢降〔势-〕 sai3 gong3 {shì jiàng}

potential drop (elec.)

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勢要〔势-〕 sai3 jiu3 {shì yào}

  1. influential figure
  2. powerful person

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勢利〔势-〕 sai3 lei6 {shì lì}

snobbish

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勢力〔势-〕 sai3 lik6 {shì li}

  1. power
  2. (ability to) influence

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勢能〔势-〕 sai3 nang4 {shì néng}

potential energy

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勢態〔势态〕 sai3 taai3 {shì tài}

  1. situation
  2. state

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勢頭〔势头〕 sai3 tau4 {shì tóu}

  1. power
  2. momentum
  3. tendency
  4. impetus
  5. situation
  6. the look of things

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勢子〔势-〕 sai3 zi2 {shì zi}

  1. gesture
  2. posture

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勢阱〔势-〕 sai3 zing6 {shì jǐng}

potential well (physics)

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勢族〔势-〕 sai3 zuk6 {shì zú}

  1. influential family
  2. powerful clan

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勢利眼〔势--〕 sai3 lei6 ngaan5 {shì lì yǎn}

to be self-interested

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勢不可擋〔势--挡〕 sai3 bat1 ho2 dong2 {shì bù kě dǎng}

unstoppable

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勢估唔到〔势---〕 sai3 gu2 m4 dou3 {shì gū wú dào}

unforeseeable; unpredictable

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勢兇夾狼〔势凶夹-〕 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 {shì xiōng jiā láng}

to look fierce

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勢凶夾狼〔势-夹-〕 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 {shì xiōng jiā láng}

approach vigorously or fiercely

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勢力範圍〔势-范围〕 sai3 lik6 faan6 wai4 {shì li fàn wéi}

area of influence

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勢不可當〔势--当〕 sai3 bat1 ho2 dong1 {shì bù kě dāng}

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

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勢不兩立〔势-两-〕 sai3 bat1 loeng5 laap6 {shì bù liǎng lì}

  1. the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. incompatible standpoints

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勢均力敵〔势--敌〕 sai3 gwan1 lik6 dik6 {shì jūn lì dí}

evenly matched adversaries (idiom)

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勢如破竹〔势---〕 sai3 jyu4 po3 zuk1 {shì rú pò zhú}

  1. like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. with irresistible force

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勢利小人〔势---〕 sai3 lei6 siu2 jan4 {shì li xiǎo rén}

snob

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勢成騎虎〔势-骑-〕 sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2 {shì chéng qí hǔ}

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

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勢在必得〔势---〕 sai3 zoi6 bit1 dak1 {shì zài bì dé}

to be determined to win (idiom)

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勢在必行〔势---〕 sai3 zoi6 bit1 hang4 {shì zài bì xíng}

  1. circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. imperative

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