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走势 (zǒu shì) — trend, tendency (of prices, markets, or situations)

Definition

走势 is a more formal, written term for a 'trend, tendency,' often of prices or markets. It overlaps with 趋势 but sounds more technical, and focuses on the shape/direction of movement rather than momentum (势头) or fluctuation (起伏).

noun
trendtendency (of prices, markets, or situations)

Examples

  • 走势？
    Zuì jìn fáng jià de zǒu shì zěn me yàng?
    How is the housing price trend recently?
  • 走势。
    Zhuān jiā yù cè le wèi lái jǐ nián de jīng jì zǒu shì.
    Experts have predicted the economic trend for the next few years.
  • 走势。
    Zhè zhī gǔ piào de zǒu shì yì zhí hěn wěn dìng.
    The trend of this stock has been very stable.

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.

走zǒumovement
势shìtendency

走 means movement and 势 means tendency, together describing the way something moves or develops.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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