顺势
shùn shì
Pinyin

Definition

顺势
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shùn shì
  1. to take advantage
  2. to seize an opportunity
  3. in passing
  4. without taking extra trouble
  5. conveniently

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yōu shì
  1. 1 superiority
  2. 2 dominance
  3. 3 advantage
zī shì
  1. 1 posture
  2. 2 position
qiáng shì
  1. 1 strong
  2. 2 powerful
  3. 3 (linguistics) emphatic
  4. 4 intensive
qū shì
  1. 1 trend
  2. 2 tendency
yùn shì
  1. 1 horoscope
  2. 2 one's fortune
shùn
  1. 1 to obey
  2. 2 to follow
  3. 3 to arrange
  4. 4 to make reasonable
  5. 5 along
  6. 6 favorable
shùn biàn
  1. 1 conveniently
  2. 2 in passing
  3. 3 without much extra effort
shùn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let nature take its course (idiom)
shùn lì
  1. 1 smoothly
  2. 2 without a hitch
shùn xīn
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 satisfactory
shùn fēng
  1. 1 lit. tail wind
  2. 2 Bon voyage!
yī fān fēng shùn
  1. 1 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
  2. 2 plain sailing
  3. 3 to go smoothly
  4. 4 have a nice trip!
zuò shì
  1. 1 to adopt an attitude
  2. 2 to strike a posture
shāng shì
  1. 1 condition of an injury
liè shì
  1. 1 inferior
  2. 2 disadvantaged
shì
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 influence
  3. 3 potential
  4. 4 momentum
  5. 5 tendency
  6. 6 trend
  7. 7 situation
  8. 8 conditions
  9. 9 outward appearance
  10. 10 sign
  11. 11 gesture
  12. 12 male genitals
shì bù kě dǎng
  1. 1 see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
shì lì
  1. 1 snobbish
shì lì yǎn
  1. 1 to be self-interested
shì li
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 (ability to) influence

Idioms (20)

一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
  1. 1 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
  2. 2 plain sailing
  3. 3 to go smoothly
  4. 4 have a nice trip!
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén
  1. 1 to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
  2. 2 to kick people around
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
  1. 1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
  1. 1 totally submissive (idiom)
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
  1. 1 weather permitting (idiom)
应天顺时
yìng tiān shùn shí
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì
  1. 1 rich and powerful (idiom)
狗仗人势
gǒu zhàng rén shì
  1. 1 a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

Sample Sentences

专注力是最重要的,你这里要是想做一个缩口,塑成花器的话,两手置于膝盖上才能稳定不动,现在将拉胚机速度调快一点,顺势一往上,就好了!
zhuānzhùlì shì zuì zhòngyào de ,nǐ zhèlǐ yàoshi xiǎng zuò yī ge suō kǒu ,sù chéng huā qì dehuà ,liǎng shǒu zhì yú xīgài shàng cái néng wěndìng bù dòng ,xiànzài jiāng lāpēijī sùdù tiáo kuài yìdiǎn ,shùnshì yī wǎng shàng ,jiù hǎo le !
Concentration is the most important thing, if you want to make a mouth here, and form it into a vase, rest your hands on your knees so that you can keep them steady. Now speed up the pottery wheel a little, and then just follow it on up and you’ll be fine!
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她这个病烧掉了我多少钱你知道吗?我只是顺势找机会把钱拿回来,哪里不对?
tā zhè ge bìng shāo diào le wǒ duōshǎo qián nǐ zhīdào ma ?wǒ zhǐshì shùnshì zhǎo jīhuì bǎ qián ná huílai ,nǎli bú duì ?
Son: Do you know how much money I've thrown at her illness? I just sought out an opportunity to get some of it back. How is that wrong?