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气势 qìshì

气势 qìshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 气势 qìshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qìshì | qi4 shi4
English translation
imposing manner
loftiness
grandeur
energetic looks
vigor

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About 气势 qìshì

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Traditional form

氣勢

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 气势 qìshì

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of air.

Positional decomposition

rén

Number of Strokes

4
shì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhí represents the sound. Simplified form of shì .

Phonetic compound

zhí

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

执力

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 气势 qìshì

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经常 jīngcháng 摆出 bǎi chū 咄咄逼人 duō duō bī rén de 气势 qìshì ,象是 yāo zhǎo 他们 tā men 的岔 ér .

She had an oppressive air of expecting subtle things of them.

这是一部气势恢宏引人入胜 yǐn rén rù shèng de 电影 diànyǐng 充满 chōngmǎn le 动人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò de 瑰丽 guī lì 意象 yì xiàng

This is an ambitious and intriguing movie, full of striking imagery.

杰克 Jié kè zài 宾馆 bīnguǎn 四处 sì chù zhuǎn le zhuǎn wéi 宏伟 hóngwěi 气势 qìshì suǒ 倾倒 qīng dǎo

Jack walked around the hotel and was mesmerized by its sheer size.

圆柱 yuán zhù zài 建筑 jiànzhù Zhōng 通常 tōngcháng 用来 yòng lái 增添 zēngtiān 气势 qìshì 显示 xiǎnshì 地位 dìwèi

Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status.

看到此处 cǐ chù 气势 qìshì 如此 rú cǐ 恢宏 huī hóng 可能 kěnéng huì 觉得 juéde 自己 zìjǐ hěn 渺小 miǎoxiǎo

You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place.

气势 qìshì Decomposition

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气势 qìshì Compounds

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