趋势
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
趋势 (qūshì) · trend
趋势 (qūshì) means “trend; tendency”. It is written with 2 characters: 趋 (to hurry) + 势 (power). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 趋势 is built
The characters
趋 qū · to hurry
What 趋 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 刍chú — to mow
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 刍 gives the sound. (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
现在网上购物是一种趋势。Xiànzài wǎngshàng gòuwù shì yī zhǒng qūshì.Shopping online is a trend now.
天气有变冷的趋势。Tiānqì yǒu biàn lěng de qūshì.The weather is tending to get colder.
Questions about 趋势
What does 趋势 mean?
趋势 (qūshì) means “trend; tendency”.
How do you pronounce 趋势?
趋势 is pronounced qūshì.
Which HSK level is 趋势?
趋势 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 优势yōushìadvantage
- 形势xíngshìsituation
- 姿势zīshìposture
- 地势dìshìterrain
- 局势júshìsituation
- 气势qìshìmomentum
- 声势shēngshìmomentum
- 势必shìbìto be bound to
- 势力shìlipower
- 手势shǒushìgesture
Learn 趋势 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.