Qiúduì zài bǐsài kāishǐ shí jiù dǎchū le shēngshì.
The team built up momentum right from the start of the match.
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How 声势 is built
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声shēngsound
声 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSimplified from 聲, which has an ear 耳 at the bottom: a sound, a voice.
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 声势
声 7 strokes · 势 8 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 声势 (shēngshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
声势 (shēngshì) means “momentum” or “impetus”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shēngshì: shēng 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, 声势 is written 聲勢. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shengshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 声势 from the suggestions. Typing shengshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
声势 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
声shēng1st tone, high and level
势shì4th tone, falling
