运势

運勢

yùnshì

noun

Meanings

1 fortune (as forecast); luck
2 horoscope

Characters

trend; momentum

Examples

HSK 5

过年的时候，很多人喜欢看自己生肖的运势。

Guònián de shíhou, hěnduō rén xǐhuan kàn zìjǐ shēngxiào de yùnshì.

At New Year, many people like to read the forecast for their zodiac animal.

HSK 7-9

她每天早上都看星座运势。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu kàn xīngzuò yùnshì.

She reads her horoscope every morning.

Tips

memory

运 'luck' + 势 'trend, momentum': luck pictured as a tide that rises and falls. 运气 is luck in general; 运势 is luck over a period, as horoscopes and fortune-tellers read it.

Stroke Order

运 yùn

势 shì