局势
Old HSK 6
局势 (júshì) · situation
局势 (júshì) means “situation; state of affairs”. It is written with 2 characters: 局 (office) + 势 (power). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 局势 is built
The characters
局 jú · office
What 局 is made of
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A place where measures 尺 are discussed 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
当地的局势已经稳定了。Dāngdì de júshì yǐjīng wěndìng le.The local situation has stabilized.
记者每天报道那里的局势。Jìzhě měitiān bàodào nà lǐ de júshì.Reporters cover the situation there every day.
Questions about 局势
What does 局势 mean?
局势 (júshì) means “situation; state of affairs”.
How do you pronounce 局势?
局势 is pronounced júshì.
Which HSK level is 局势?
局势 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 邮局yóujúpost office
- 布局bùjúlayout
- 格局géjúlayout
- 公安局gōng'ānjúpolice station
- 结局jiéjúending
- 局部júbùpart
- 局面júmiànsituation
- 局限júxiànto limit
- 全局quánjúoverall situation
- 局júoffice
Learn 局势 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 102: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.