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顺势 (shùn shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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顺势 (shùn shì): Take advantage of the situation (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

顺势 consists of 2 characters.

to follow, to obey, to be smooth

power, force, tendency, momentum

How to Use 顺势 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 顺势 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith推出

shùn顺

shì势

tuī推

chū出

neutral

launch following the trend

Verb + Complementwith下跌

shùn顺

shì势

xià下

diē跌

Verb + Verbwith借势

jiè借

shì势

shùn顺

shì势

Idiomwith而为

shùn顺

shì势

ér而

wéi为

Example Sentences with 顺势

tā他

shùn顺

shì势

zuò坐

xià下

xiū休

xī息

neutral

fall following the trend

formal

Written

leverage and follow the trend

formal

go with the flow

。

He took the opportunity to sit down and rest.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

xiàn陷

rù入

jiāng僵

jú局

shí时

，

tā他

shùn顺

shì势

zhuǎn转

huàn换

le了

huà话

tí题

，

huǎn缓

hé和

le了

qì气

fēn氛

。

When the negotiation reached a deadlock, he took advantage of the situation to change the subject and eased the atmosphere.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

wèi为

shén什

me么

bú不

shùn顺

shì势

yāo邀

qǐng请

tā她

gòng共

jìn进

wǎn晚

cān餐

ne呢

？

Why didn't you take advantage of the situation to invite her to dinner just now?

Show 5 More Sentences

kàn看

dào到

tiān天

qì气

biàn变

hǎo好

，

wǒ我

men们

shùn顺

shì势

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

bù步

。

Seeing the weather improve, we took advantage of it to go for a walk in the park.

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

shùn顺

shì势

kuò扩

dà大

shì市

chǎng场

huì会

yì议

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

wǒ我

shùn顺

shì势

zài在

tǎo讨

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

shùn顺

shì势

tí提

jì既

rán然

duì对

fāng方

yǐ已

jīng经

dào道

qiàn歉

，

wǒ

fèn份

é额

，

fǎn反

ér而

cuò错

shī失

le了

liáng良

jī机

。

He did not take advantage of the situation to expand market share; instead, he missed a great opportunity.

xiàng

向

jīng经

lǐ理

qǐng请

jiào教

le了

jǐ几

gè个

zhuān专

yè业

wèn问

tí题

。

After the meeting, I took advantage of the situation to ask the manager a few professional questions.

chū

出

le了

yí一

gè个

xīn新

jiàn建

yì议

。

During the discussion, he smoothly introduced a new suggestion.

我

men们

hé何

bú不

shùn顺

shì势

tí提

chū出

hé和

jiě解

fāng方

àn案

？

Since the other party has already apologized, why don't we take advantage of the situation to propose a settlement plan?

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 顺势.

Words with 顺

顺便shùn biànHSK 4
顺利shùn lìHSK 4
顺序shùn xùHSK 4
孝顺xiào shun
通顺tōng shùn
顺从shùn cóng
顺差shùn chā
顺应shùn yìng

Words with 势

优势yōu shì
伤势shāng shì
劣势liè shì
势力shì li
势头shì tou
势必shì bì
地势dì shì
声势shēng shì