| 势 | shì | power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals |
| 势力 | shì li | power; (ability to) influence |
| 形势 | xíng shì | circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:个 |
| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority; dominance; advantage |
| 姿势 | zī shì | posture; position |
| 局势 | jú shì | situation; state (of affairs) |
| 趋势 | qū shì | trend; tendency |
| 电动势 | diàn dòng shì | electromotive force |
| 势能 | shì néng | potential energy |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain; topography relief |
| 权势 | quán shì | power; influence |
| 手势 | shǒu shì | gesture; sign; signal |
| 声势 | shēng shì | fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum |
| 气势 | qì shì | momentum; manner; energy; look of great force or imposing manner; powerful |
| 情势 | qíng shì | situation; circumstance |
| 时势 | shí shì | current situation; circumstances; current trend |
| 顺势 | shùn shì | to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently |
| 均势 | jūn shì | equilibrium of forces; balance of power |
| 得势 | dé shì | to win power; to get authority; to become dominant |
| 劣势 | liè shì | inferior; disadvantaged |
| 势头 | shì tóu | power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things |
| 威势 | wēi shì | might; power and influence |
| 病势 | bìng shì | degree of seriousness of an illness; patient's condition |
| 伤势 | shāng shì | condition of an injury |
| 因势利导 | yīn shì lì dǎo | to take advantage of the new situation (idiom); to make the best of new opportunities |
| 势如破竹 | shì rú pò zhú | sweeping |
| 架势 | jià shi | attitude; position (on an issue etc) |
| 气势汹汹 | qì shì xiōng xiōng | aggressive; truculent; overbearing |
| 大势所趋 | dà shì suǒ qū | general trend; irresistible trend |
| 势均力敌 | shì jūn lì dí | evenly matched adversaries (idiom) |
| 势不两立 | shì bù liǎng lì | the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints |
| 火势 | huǒ shì | intensity of a fire; lively; flourishing |
| 势必 | shì bì | to be bound to; undoubtedly will |
| 上升趋势 | shàng shēng qū shì | an upturn; an upward trend |
| 上扬趋势 | shàng yáng qū shì | upward trend; rising tendency |
| 乘势 | chéng shì | to seize the opportunity; to strike while the iron is hot |
| 事势 | shì shì | state of affairs |
| 人多势众 | rén duō shì zhòng | many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers. |
| 仗势 | zhàng shì | to rely on power |
| 仗势欺人 | zhàng shì qī rén | relying on force to bully others (idiom) |
| 占优势 | zhàn yōu shì | to predominate; to occupy a dominant position |
| 作势 | zuò shì | to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture |
| 借势 | jiè shì | to borrow sb's authority; to seize an opportunity |
| 做张做势 | zuò zhāng zuò shì | to put on an act (idiom); to pose; to show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics |
| 势不可当 | shì bù kě dāng | impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force |
| 势利 | shì lì | selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself |
| 势利眼 | shì lì yǎn | be self-interested |
| 势在必得 | shì zài bì dé | to be determined to win (idiom) |
| 势在必行 | shì zài bì xíng | circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative |
| 势子 | shì zi | gesture; posture |
