声势

聲勢

shēngshì

noun HSK 7-9 #29,934

Meanings

HSK 7-9

示威游行的声势浩大，吸引了大批媒体关注。

Shìwēi yóuxíng de shēngshì-hàodà, xīyǐn le dàpī méitǐ guānzhù.

The protest march had an enormous presence and attracted extensive media attention.

HSK 7-9

他们故意制造声势，想给对手施加压力。

Tāmen gùyì zhìzào shēngshì, xiǎng gěi duìshǒu shījiā yālì.

They deliberately built momentum to pressure their opponents.

memory

声 = sound/voice, 势 = power/momentum. 声势 is the combined noise and force something projects - how loud and powerful a presence it makes.

声 shēng

势 shì