时势 (時勢)
shí shì
Pinyin
Definition
时势 (時勢)
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- current situation
- circumstances
- current trend
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不识时务
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
人多势众
- 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- 2 There is safety in numbers.
仗势欺人
- 1 to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
- 2 to kick people around
俗随时变
- 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 2 O Tempora, O Mores!