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强势 (qiáng shì) — strong position, dominance, advantage; (linguistics) emphatic, intensive

Definition

强势 names a dominant position someone holds (e.g. 经济强势, 强势领导) — broader than 优势, which describes a comparative advantage. In linguistics it labels emphatic or intensive word forms.

noun
strong positiondominanceadvantage(linguistics) emphaticintensive

Examples

  • 强势。
    Jīng jì qiáng shì ràng zhè ge guó jiā zài guó jì shì wù zhōng yǒu gèng duō huà yǔ quán.
    Economic strength gives this country more say in international affairs.
  • 强势。
    Tā zài gōng sī nèi bù jiàn lì le zì jǐ de qiáng shì.
    He established his own dominance within the company.
  • ，强势。
    Zài hàn yǔ zhōng, qiáng shì xíng shì kě yǐ biǎo shì qiáng diào.
    In Chinese, the emphatic form can indicate emphasis.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

强qiángstrong
势shìposition

强 means strong, and 势 refers to position or momentum, giving the idea of a dominant position.

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 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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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.

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