形势
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
形势 (xíngshì) · situation
形势 (xíngshì) means “situation; circumstances”. It is written with 2 characters: 形 (form) + 势 (power). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 形势 is built
The characters
形 xíng · form
What 形 is made of
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开 (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
现在的经济形势不错。Xiànzài de jīngjì xíngshì bùcuò.The economic situation is good now.
这场比赛的形势对我们有利。Zhè chǎng bǐsài de xíngshì duì wǒmen yǒulì.The situation in this match is in our favor.
Questions about 形势
What does 形势 mean?
形势 (xíngshì) means “situation; circumstances”.
How do you pronounce 形势?
形势 is pronounced xíngshì.
Which HSK level is 形势?
形势 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 形成xíngchéngto form
- 形式xíngshìform
- 形象xíngxiàngimage
- 形状xíngzhuàngshape
- 形容xíngróngto describe
- 情形qíngxingsituation
- 形态xíngtàiform
- 优势yōushìadvantage
- 趋势qūshìtrend
- 姿势zīshìposture
Learn 形势 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.