situation; momentum; tendency
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
situation; circumstances; state of affairs
informalUsed in informal, often spoken language to assess a developing situation or set of circumstances.
Tā他
yī一
kàn看
shì势
tou头
bú不
duì对
，
zhuǎn转
shēn身
jiù就
zǒu走
。
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he turned around and left immediately.
Bǐ比
sài赛
shì势
tou头
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
quán全
zhuǎn转
xiàng向
kè客
duì队
le了
。
The momentum of the game has now completely shifted to the visiting team.
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Nǐ你
gǎn感
jué觉
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
shì势
tou头
zěn怎
me么
yàng样
？
How do you feel about the project's current momentum?
noun
momentum; impetus; strength of a trend
informalHighlights the force, energy, or prevailing direction of a trend or movement.
Zuì最
jìn近
shēng生
chǎn产
shì势
tou头
hěn很
hǎo好
。
Production momentum has been very good recently.
Zhè这
bō波
tóu投
zī资
rè热
cháo潮
shì势
tou头
hěn很
měng猛
。
The momentum of this wave of investment fever is very strong.
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Jiǎn减
jià价
cù促
xiāo销
hòu后
，
xiāo销
shòu售
shì势
tou头
yī一
xià下
zi子
jiù就
shàng上
lái来
le了
。
After the price-cut promotion, sales momentum picked up instantly.