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势头 (shì tou) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

势头 (shì tou) is a Chinese word: momentum. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 势头

名 míng noun

momentum

公司保持着良好的发展势头。

gōng sī bǎo chí zhe liáng hǎo de fā zhǎn shì tou

The company maintains good development momentum.

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Word breakdown

势 shì — force, power, momentum

头 tóu / tou — suffix indicating direction or aspect

Contextual pronunciation: tou

Structure & writing
1 势 shì — apparent form or condition: ① natural phenomenon or situation in nature; ② posture or gesture of movement; ③ situation or circumstances in political, military, or social affairs

势 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order

2 头 tóu / tou — head (of a person or animal)
Xpinyin
头 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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