| shì | power/influence/potential/momentum/tendency/trend/situation/conditions/outward appearance/sign/gesture/male genitals |
| 势 | power influence potential |
| 势不两立 | the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences incompatible standpoints |
| 势不可当 | impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force |
| 势不可挡 | carry all before one |
| 势利 | selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself |
| 势利小人 | snob |
| 势利眼 | be self-interested |
| 势力 | power (ability to) influence |
| 势力范围 | orbit; turf; bossdom; zone of influence; sphere of influence |
| 势在必得 | to be determined to win (idiom) |
| 势在必行 | circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary imperative |
| 势均力敌 | evenly matched adversaries (idiom) |
| 势垒 | voltage barrier; potential hill; potential barrier; barrier; barrier layer |
| 势头 | power momentum tendency |
| 势如破竹 | sweeping |
| 势如累卵 | in a very perilous position; hazardous like a pile of eggs |
| 势子 | gesture posture |
| 势差 | potential difference |
| 势必 | to be bound to undoubtedly will |
| 势态 | situation state |