Definition & Meaning

1.topographical features

2.situation; circumstances; developments of things

Word usage

Words with xing shi

xíng shì

形 势

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1
n.topographical features
- shān chuān xíng shì
  山川形势
  terrain of mountains and rivers
- dì lǐ xíng shì
  地理形势
  topographical features
- xíng shì xiǎn yào
  形势险要
  be in a strategic inaccessible position
synonym
dì xíng地形 dì shì地势
2
n.situation; circumstances; developments of things
- xíng shì duì nǐ bù lì
  形势对你不利。
  The odds are against you.
- xíng shì suǒ pò bì xū mǎ shàng xíng dòng qǐ lai
  形势所迫，必须马上行动起来。
  The situation calls for prompt action.
- shuí yě méi yì shí dào xíng shì yǒu duō me jǐn jí
  谁也没意识到形势有多么紧急。
  Nobody recognized how urgent the situation was.
synonym
jú miàn局面 jú shì局势 shì tài事态 shí shì时势 shí jú时局 shì shì事势

Word usage

Note
"形势" is different from "形式". "形式" refers to appearance, structure, etc., which are mostly static; "形势" emphasizes momentum and movement, and mostly refers to dynamic.
common measure word
"形势" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个形势
  one situation
- 一种形势
  one kind of situation

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