势
shì
power
influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
这件事的形势对我们很有利。
zhè jiàn shì de xíng shì duì wǒ men hěn yǒu lì。
The situation of this matter is very favorable for us.
他凭借家族的权势在当地很有影响力。
tā píng jiè jiā zú de quán shì zài dāng dì hěn yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì。
He relies on his family's power and influence to have great sway in the local area.
Words with 势
大势
dà shì
overall trend
造势
zào shì
to boost support or interest
运势
yùn shì
horoscope
道高益安，势高益危
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
销势
xiāo shì
sale
长势
zhǎng shì
how well a crop (or plant) is growing
阵势
zhèn shì
battle array
电动势
diàn dòng shì
electromotive force
顺势
shùn shì
to take advantage
顺势疗法
shùn shì liáo fǎ
homeopathy (alternative medicine)
颓势
tuí shì
decline (in fortune)
体势
tǐ shì
feature