架势

架勢

jiàshi

noun HSK 7-9 #16,162

Meanings

1 posture; stance
2 manner; air; show of force

Characters

frame; shelf; to prop up

power; momentum; posture

Examples

HSK 2

看他那架势，好像要打人。

Kàn tā nà jiàshi, hǎoxiàng yào dǎ rén.

Look at his stance, it seems like he's going to hit someone.

HSK 6

她摆出一副要走的架势。

Tā bǎi chū yī fù yào zǒu de jiàshi.

She put on an air of being about to leave.

Tips

usage

架势 often implies a show or display of intention, sometimes bluffing. 摆架势 means to put on a show/posture. The 势 is read as neutral tone (shi).

Stroke Order

架 jià

势 shì