Definition
风势 literally means 'wind force' or 'the power of the wind', but it's commonly used figuratively to describe the development or direction of a situation — like 'how the wind is blowing' in English. You'll hear it in contexts like 风势很大 ('the wind is very strong') or 看风势 ('see how things develop').
n.
wind forcepower of the wind(figurative) situationcircumstanceshow events are developing
Examples
- 风势，。Jīntiān hǎi shàng de fēng shì hěn dà, yúchuán dōu huí gǎng le.The wind force at sea today is very strong; all the fishing boats have returned to port.
- 风势，。Tánpàn de fēng shì bú tài duì, shuāngfāng dōu bù kěn ràngbù.The situation in the negotiations doesn't look good; neither side is willing to compromise.
- 风势，。Xiān kànkan fēng shì zài shuō, bié jízhe zuò juédìng.Let's see how things develop first; don't rush to make a decision.
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