顺
势

To take advantage in Chinese: 顺势 (shùn shì)

shùn shì

to take advantage

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 順勢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take advantage
  2. 2to seize an opportunity
  3. 3in passing
  4. 4without taking extra trouble
  5. 5conveniently

Stroke order

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顺
势

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

顺势

Simplified

順勢

Traditional

Example sentences

See 顺势 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他顺势提出了自己的建议。

    tā shùn shì tí chū le zì jǐ de jiàn yì。

    He took the opportunity to put forward his suggestion.

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Related words

顺

shùn

to obey

顺便

shùn biàn

conveniently

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

趋势

qū shì

trend

孝顺

xiào shùn

filial

形势

xíng shì

circumstances

优势

yōu shì

superiority

姿势

zī shì

posture

势力

shì li

power

强势

qiáng shì

strong

架势

jià shi

attitude

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