趋势

趨勢

qūshì

noun HSK 4 #11,596

Meanings

The direction momentum is heading - a trend.

网上购物是一个大趋势。

Wǎngshàng gòuwù shì yí ge dà qūshì.

Online shopping is a major trend.

这是一个不可避免的趋势。

Zhè shì yí ge bùkě bìmiǎn de qūshì.

This is an unavoidable trend.

经济发展的趋势很好。

Jīngjì fāzhǎn de qūshì hěn hǎo.

The economic development trend is good.

usage

趋势 is used for broader trends and directions of change. Common collocations: 发展趋势 (development trend), 全球趋势 (global trend), 大趋势 (major trend).

memory

势 appears in many words related to power and momentum: 形势 (situation), 优势 (advantage), 姿势 (posture/gesture).

趋 qū

势 shì