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声势 (shēng shì) — fame and influence; prestige; momentum (of a person, event, or group)

Definition

声势 is the visible 'momentum and prestige' of a person or event — often paired with 大. It emphasizes impact and force, unlike 势力 (covert political/social power) or 声望 (pure reputation without the force dimension).

noun
fame and influenceprestigemomentum (of a person, event, or group)

Examples

  • 声势，。
    Tā de shēng shì hěn dà, hěn duō rén dōu yuàn yì gēn tā hé zuò.
    His prestige and influence are great; many people are willing to cooperate with him.
  • 声势。
    Zhè cì huó dòng de shēng shì xī yǐn le chéng qiān shàng wàn de guān zhòng.
    The momentum of this event attracted tens of thousands of spectators.
  • 声势，。
    Suī rán tā men shēng shì hěn dà, dàn shí lì bìng bù qiáng.
    Although their reputation and influence are great, their actual strength is not strong.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

声shēngreputation
势shìpower

“声” refers to reputation and “势” to power; together they mean prestige or momentum.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 勢; 势 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìpower
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì勢shì
Same sound today

The traditional form 勢 combines 力, meaning power, with 埶 for the sound. The simplified 势 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 势 →
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