順勢

Chinese

		to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (順勢)		順	勢
simp. (顺势)		顺	势

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shùnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁶ sai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sūn-sì / sūn-sè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shùnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shùnshìh
  - Wade–Giles: shun⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: shwùn-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuennshyh
  - Palladius: шуньши (šunʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon⁶ sai³
  - Yale: seuhn sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² sɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sūn-sì / sūn-sè
  - Tâi-lô: sūn-sì / sūn-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxnsix, suxnsex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²²⁻²¹ si²¹/, /sun²²⁻²¹ se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/, /sun⁴¹⁻²² se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun²²⁻²¹ si²¹/, /sun²²⁻²¹ se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sun³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/, /sun³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun³³⁻²¹ si²¹/, /sun³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

Verb

順勢

to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of a favorable situation

Synonyms

乘勢 / 乘势 (chéngshì) (formal)
乘機 / 乘机 (chéngjī)
乘間 / 乘间 (chéngjiàn) (literary)
乘隙 (chéngxì) (literary)
伺機 / 伺机 (sìjī)
趁勢 / 趁势 (chènshì)
趁機 / 趁机 (chènjī)

Adverb

順勢

conveniently; in passing

Synonyms

乘便 (chéngbiàn)
就手 (jiùshǒu)
捎帶 / 捎带 (shāodài)
捎帶腳 / 捎带脚 (shāodàijiǎo) (colloquial)
趁便 (chènbiàn)
趁手 (chènshǒu) (regional)
跇帶 / 跇带 (tié-dái) (Eastern Min)
連勢 / 连势 (lièng-sié) (Eastern Min)
連帶 / 连带 (liándài)
附帶 / 附带 (fùdài)
隨 / 随 (suí)
隨手 / 随手 (suíshǒu)
順便 / 顺便 (shùnbiàn)
順帶 / 顺带 (shùndài)
順帶便 / 顺带便 (⁶zen-ta-bi) (Wu)
順手 / 顺手 (shùnshǒu)
順紲 / 顺绁 (sūn-sòa) (Hokkien)