声势

聲勢

shēngshì

noun #29,934

Meanings

示威游行的声势浩大，吸引了大批媒体关注。

Shìwēi yóuxíng de shēngshìhàodà, xīyǐn le dàpī méitǐ guānzhù.

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

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