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superiority / dominance / advantage
HSK 3
power / influence / a force (military, political etc)
HSK 5
circumstances / situation / terrain / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
trend; tendency
HSK 4
imposing manner / loftiness / grandeur / energetic looks / vigor
HSK 7-9
power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things
HSK 7-9
strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive
HSK 6
an upturn / an upward trend
attitude / position (on an issue etc)
HSK 7-9
competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
arrogant and overbearing
potential well (physics)
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
overall trend
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
to be bound to / undoubtedly will
HSK 7-9
posture / position
HSK 7-9
(military) offensive
snobbish / a snob
(idiom) evenly matched
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
vulnerable / weak
HSK 7-9
inferior / disadvantaged
HSK 7-9
(idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
situation / state
the overall state of affairs in the world (esp. in political or historical terms); the prevailing trend across the nation or empire
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
power / influence
snobbish
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
(idiom) lacking strength and support
equilibrium of forces / balance of power
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities
to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
gesture; sign; signal
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
potential energy
situation; circumstance
evil forces / criminal elements
posture / situation
electromotive force
to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture
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power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary / imperative
to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently
HSK 7-9
Internet slang for 長知識|长知识
snob
condition of an injury
HSK 7-9
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
marketing campaign
imposing / majestic
sale
terrain / topography relief
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
(Western-style) horoscope
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
decline (in fortune)
upward trend; tendency to increase
rich and powerful (idiom)
feature
attitude / mindset / prejudice
to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power / social climbing
state of affairs
to rely on power
might / power and influence
disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped) / the economically and politically marginalized / the dispossessed
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
to be determined to win (idiom)
current situation / circumstances / current trend
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
horoscope / one's fortune
situation / state (of affairs)
HSK 7-9
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
to examine and judge the situation
Isetan, Japanese department store
to predominate / to occupy a dominant position
how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth
defensive position / guard
to assume a fighting stance / (fig.) to take the offensive
intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing
topography of a mountain / features of a mountain
in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
to lose power and influence
rising trend / upward momentum (e.g. in prices)
to go against the trend
national decline
influential family / powerful clan
lively / full of vigor / vibrant / spirited
degree of seriousness of an illness / patient's condition
person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
posturing / pretentious / affected
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
influential figure / powerful person
aggressive / truculent / overbearing

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