形勢

See also: 形势

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (形勢)		形	勢
simp. (形势)		形	势

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jing⁴ sai³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen³ sai¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hêng-sè / hêng-sì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêng⁵ si³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-shih⁴
    • Yale: syíng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngshyh
    • Palladius: синши (sinši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 刑事 型式 形勢／形势 形式 行事

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ sai³
    • Yale: yìhng sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen³ sai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen²² sai³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-sè
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengsex
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ se¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ se²¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-sì
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengsix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ si²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêng⁵ si³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hêng sì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/

Noun

形勢

1. terrain; landform; topography (Classifier: 個／个 m)
2. situation; state (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   經濟形勢／经济形势  ―  jīngjì xíngshì  ―  economic situation

   世界形勢／世界形势  ―  shìjiè xíngshì  ―  international situation; state of the world

   緊跟形勢／紧跟形势  ―  jǐngēn xíngshì  ―  to keep abreast of the situation

   擴大緊張形勢／扩大紧张形势  ―  kuòdà jǐnzhāng xíngshì  ―  to escalate tensions

   形勢大好。／形势大好。  ―  Xíngshì dàhǎo.  ―  The situation is very good.

   現在形勢還是很嚴峻哪。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在形势还是很严峻哪。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài xíngshì háishì hěn yánjùn na. [Pinyin]

   The current situation is still very grim.

Synonyms

• (terrain):

• 地形 (dìxíng)
• 地文 (dìwén) (literary)
• 地貌 (dìmào)

 

• (situation):

• 事態／事态 (shìtài) (especially negative)
• 光景 (guāngjǐng)
• 光陰／光阴 (guāngyīn) (Classical)
• 勢面／势面 (Hokkien)
• 境地 (jìngdì) (chiefly undesirable)
• 境況／境况 (jìngkuàng) (usually economic)
• 境遇 (jìngyù) (usually negative)
• 局勢／局势 (júshì)
• 局面 (júmiàn)
• 情勢／情势 (qíngshì)
• 情境 (qíngjìng)
• 情態／情态 (qíngtài)
• 情況／情况 (qíngkuàng)
• 情狀／情状 (qíngzhuàng) (literary)
• 情節／情节 (qíngjié) (of a crime or mistake)
• 景況／景况 (jǐngkuàng) (chiefly of an economy or individual)
• 景象 (jǐngxiàng) (literary)
• 板面 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 樣子／样子 (yàngzi)
• 模樣／模样
• 狀況／状况 (zhuàngkuàng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形	勢
けい Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーせー [kèéséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

形(けい)勢(せい) • (keisei) 

1. condition, situation, prospects

Derived terms

• 形勢逆転(けいせいぎゃくてん) (keisei gyakuten): turn the tables