得势 (dé shì) Definition & Meaning - What does 得势 mean in Chinese

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v.derogbe in power
- xiǎo rén dé shì
  小人得势。
  Villains are in power.
- zhè bù yǐng piàn zài dù xù shù le tā chéng míng yǔ dé shì de gù shi
  这部影片再度叙述了他成名与得势的故事。
  The film tells anew the story of his rise to fame and power.
- yīng guó jiào huì zài guó nèi bù rú yǐ qián nà yàng dé shì le
  英国教会在国内不如以前那样得势了。
  The Church of England is not the power in the land it used to be.
antonym
shī shì失势
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v.get the upper hand; be in the ascendant
- tā de dǎng bù fù dé shì
  她的党不复得势。
  Her party is no longer in the ascendant.

Separable word
"得" and "势" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他们得了势以后非常嚣张。
  They became very arrogant after they got the upper hand.
- 他从来没有得过势。
  He has never got the upper hand.
- 她得了三年的势，就被迫下台了。
  Three years after she came to power, she was forced to step down.

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