姿势
Old HSK 5
姿势 (zīshì) · posture
姿势 (zīshì) means “posture; position”. It is written with 2 characters: 姿 (grace) + 势 (power). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 姿势 is built
The characters
姿 zī · grace
What 姿 is made of
- 次cì — order
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
- 冫bīng — ice
- 女nǚ — woman
势 shì · power
What 势 is made of
- 执zhí — to execute
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 丸wán — ball
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丶 — dot
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 执 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
写字的时候要注意姿势。Xiězì de shíhou yào zhùyì zīshì.Mind your posture when writing.
他跑步的姿势很标准。Tā pǎobù de zīshì hěn biāozhǔn.His running form is very good.
Questions about 姿势
What does 姿势 mean?
姿势 (zīshì) means “posture; position”.
How do you pronounce 姿势?
姿势 is pronounced zīshì.
Which HSK level is 姿势?
姿势 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 姿态zītàiposture
- 优势yōushìadvantage
- 趋势qūshìtrend
- 形势xíngshìsituation
- 地势dìshìterrain
- 局势júshìsituation
- 气势qìshìmomentum
- 声势shēngshìmomentum
- 势必shìbìto be bound to
- 势力shìlipower
Learn 姿势 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.