勢〔势〕 sai3 {shì}- power
- influence
- potential
- momentum
- tendency
- trend
- situation
- conditions
- outward appearance
- sign
- gesture
- male genitals
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勢兇〔势凶〕 sai3 hung1 {shì xiōng}fierce | CCY | |
勢利〔势-〕 sai3 lei6 {shì lì}(adjective) Acquisitive | CCY | |
勢色〔势-〕 sai3 sik1 {shì sè}face, situation, circumstance | CCY | |
勢必〔势-〕 sai3 bit1 {shì bì}- to be bound to
- undoubtedly will
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勢降〔势-〕 sai3 gong3 {shì jiàng}potential drop (elec.) | CC | |
勢要〔势-〕 sai3 jiu3 {shì yào}- influential figure
- powerful person
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勢利〔势-〕 sai3 lei6 {shì lì}snobbish | CC | |
勢力〔势-〕 sai3 lik6 {shì li}- power
- (ability to) influence
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勢能〔势-〕 sai3 nang4 {shì néng}potential energy | CC | |
勢態〔势态〕 sai3 taai3 {shì tài}- situation
- state
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勢頭〔势头〕 sai3 tau4 {shì tóu}- power
- momentum
- tendency
- impetus
- situation
- the look of things
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勢子〔势-〕 sai3 zi2 {shì zi}- gesture
- posture
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勢阱〔势-〕 sai3 zing6 {shì jǐng}potential well (physics) | CC | |
勢族〔势-〕 sai3 zuk6 {shì zú}- influential family
- powerful clan
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勢利眼〔势--〕 sai3 lei6 ngaan5 {shì lì yǎn}to be self-interested | CC | |
勢不可擋〔势--挡〕 sai3 bat1 ho2 dong2 {shì bù kě dǎng}unstoppable | CCY | |
勢估唔到〔势---〕 sai3 gu2 m4 dou3 {shì gū wú dào}unforeseeable; unpredictable | CCY | |
勢兇夾狼〔势凶夹-〕 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 {shì xiōng jiā láng}to look fierce | CCY | |
勢凶夾狼〔势-夹-〕 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 {shì xiōng jiā láng}approach vigorously or fiercely | CCY | |
勢力範圍〔势-范围〕 sai3 lik6 faan6 wai4 {shì li fàn wéi}area of influence | CCY | |
勢不可當〔势--当〕 sai3 bat1 ho2 dong1 {shì bù kě dāng}impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force | CC | |
勢不兩立〔势-两-〕 sai3 bat1 loeng5 laap6 {shì bù liǎng lì}- the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
- incompatible standpoints
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勢均力敵〔势--敌〕 sai3 gwan1 lik6 dik6 {shì jūn lì dí}evenly matched adversaries (idiom) | CC | |
勢如破竹〔势---〕 sai3 jyu4 po3 zuk1 {shì rú pò zhú}- like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- with irresistible force
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勢利小人〔势---〕 sai3 lei6 siu2 jan4 {shì li xiǎo rén}snob | CC | |
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 | CC | |
勢在必得〔势---〕 sai3 zoi6 bit1 dak1 {shì zài bì dé}to be determined to win (idiom) | CC | |
勢在必行〔势---〕 sai3 zoi6 bit1 hang4 {shì zài bì xíng}- circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
- imperative
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