勢 shì power Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: situation All meanings 9 shì 9 power 3momentum 3situation 2gesture 1 2 sentences for 勢 (shì — situation) 那个小偷见势不妙,立刻遁入小巷中不见了。 nà gè xiǎotōu jiàn shì bù miào, lìkè dùn rù xiǎoxiàng zhōng bù jiàn le. Seeing that things were going poorly, the thief immediately slipped into an alley and vanished. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我们要审时度势,根据当前的情况做出正确判断。 wǒmen yào shěnshí duó shì, gēnjù dāngqián de qíngkuàng zuòchū zhèngquè pànduàn. We should assess the situation and make correct judgments based on the current circumstances. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary