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.
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