架势

架勢

jiàshi

noun HSK 7 #16,162

Meanings

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

Characters

frame; shelf; to prop up

power; momentum; posture

Examples

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.

她摆出一副要走的架势。

Tā bǎichū 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