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优势 (yōu shì): Superiority (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

优 • yōu • excellent, superior, outstanding
yōu优

excellent, superior, outstanding

势 • shì • power, force, tendency, momentum
shì势

power, force, tendency, momentum

Word Info

Pinyinyōu shì
Meaningsuperiority
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 优势.

  • 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist; humidy
  • 被子bèi ziquilt
  • 玻璃bō liglass
  • 必然bì ráninevitable; certain; necessarily
  • 翅膀chì bǎngwing [of a bird]
  • 出色chū sèoutstanding; remarkable; splendid
  • 传统chuán tǒngtradition; custom
  • 包含bāo hánto contain; embody; include; inclusion
  • 打听dǎ tingto ask about; inquire about
  • 创造chuàng zàocreate
  • 点心diǎn xinsnack; dim sum
  • 促进cù jìnpromote; boost; accelerate
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 优势.

Words with 优
  • 优点yōu diǎnadvantage
  • 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding
  • 优惠yōu huìdiscount
  • 优美
yōu měi
graceful; fine; exquisite
  • 优良yōu liángfine
  • 优质yōu zhìexcellent quality
  • 优先yōu xiāntake precedence; prior
  • 优化yōu huàto optimize
    • Words with 势
    • 姿势zī shìposture; gesture
    • 形势xíng shìterrain; topographical features; circumstances
    • 趋势qū shìtrend; tendency
    • 势力shì liforce; power; influence
    • 势必shì bìbe bound to; certainly will
    • 地势dì shìphysical features of a place; topography
    • 声势shēng shìimpetus; momentum
    • 局势jú shìsituation
    4.

    How to Use 优势 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith项
    yī一
    xiàng项
    yōu优
    shì势
    neutral
    an advantage
    Adjective + Nounwith明显
    míng明
    xiǎn显
    yōu优
    shì势
    Verb + Objectwith发挥
    fā发
    huī挥
    yōu优
    shì势
    Subject + Verbwith互补
    yōu优
    shì势
    hù互
    bǔ补
    5.

    Example Sentences with 优势

    wǒ我
    de的
    yōu优
    shì势
    shì是
    pǎo跑
    neutral
    clear advantage
    neutral
    give full play to one's strengths
    formal
    complementary advantages
    bù步
    hěn很
    kuài快
    。
    My advantage is that I run very fast.
    wǒ我
    men们
    gōng公
    sī司
    zài在
    jì技
    shù术
    fāng方
    miàn面
    yǒu有
    míng明
    xiǎn显
    de的
    yōu优
    shì势
    。
    Our company has a clear advantage in terms of technology.
    zài在
    tán谈
    pàn判
    zhōng中
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    yìng应
    chōng充
    fèn分
    lì利
    yòng用
    zì自
    shēn身
    de的
    zī资
    yuán源
    yōu优
    shì势
    。
    In negotiations, we should fully utilize our resource advantages.
    xué学
    xí习
    wài外
    yǔ语
    shí时
    ，
    duō多
    tīng听
    duō多
    shuō说
    shì是
    wǒ我
    men们
    de的
    yōu优
    shì势
    。
    When learning a foreign language, listening and speaking more is our advantage.
    suī虽
    rán然
    jīng经
    yàn验
    fēng丰
    fù富
    ，
    dàn但
    tā他
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    jiāng将
    zhī之
    zhuǎn转
    huà化
    wéi为
    jìng竞
    zhēng争
    yōu优
    shì势
    。
    Although he has rich experience, he has not transformed it into a competitive advantage.