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趋势 qūshì “trend” in Chinese

Traditional 趨勢

What 趋势 means

  1. trend
  2. tendency

How to say 趋势

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale趋qū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale势shì4th tone, falling

趋势 in a sentence

  1. 世界人口有上升的趋势。

    Shìjiè rénkǒu yǒu shàngshēng de qūshì.

    The world’s population is tending to rise.

    Sentence #344956 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 她很了解最新的时尚趋势。

    Tā hěn liǎojiě zuìxīn de shíshàng qūshì.

    She knows a lot about the latest fashion trends.

    Sentence #5372278 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 趋势 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 趋 (qū) with each of its parts in a different colour
趋qūto hasten
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 刍to mow · chúSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 刍 (chú) hints at the sound. Compare it with qū.

The character 势 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
势shìpower
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 力strength · lìMeaning part

力 hints at the meaning (strength); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.

How to write 趋势

趋 12 strokes · 势 8 strokes

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趋势 (qūshì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 趋势 (qūshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 趋势

Words with 势

姿势zīshì · posture形势xíngshì · circumstances优势yōushì · superiority地势dìshì · terrain手势shǒushì · gesture势力shìli · power局势júshì · situation (esp. political or military)气势qìshì · momentum声势shēngshì · momentum势必shìbì · bound to

More words: Ideas & Concepts

内部nèibù · inside奇迹qíjì · miracle前途qiántú · prospects情景qíngjǐng · scene实践shíjiàn · practice事实shìshí · fact事物shìwù · thing收获shōuhuò · harvest

FAQs

趋势 (qūshì) means “trend” or “tendency”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qūshì: qū with a 1st tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 趋势 is written 趨勢. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qushi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 趋势 from the suggestions. Typing qushi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
趋势 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.