架势 jiàshi attitude
attitude; position (on an issue etc)
How to remember 架势: 架 measure word for planes and large machines + 势 power = attitude.
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How it is used
- 'Stance, posture, the look of things' - 摆出一副架势 (bǎichū yí fù jiàshi) to strike a pose/take a stance.
- Colloquial; 势 toneless (jiàshi). Often 'the way things are shaping up': 这架势要下雨 (looks like rain).
- Describes the outward posture or manner someone puts on, or how a situation appears to be heading.