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Definition(s) for: 势在必行

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
势在必行 shì zài bì xíng - circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
- imperative

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 34,630 19,900 33,045

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
势 shì- power
- influence
- potential
- momentum
- tendency
- trend
- situation
- conditions
- outward appearance
- sign
- gesture
- male genitals
在 zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
必 bì- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
行 háng- (bound form) row; line
- (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
- (bound form) commercial firm
- (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
- (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
- classifier for rows or lines
行 héng- used in 道行[dao4heng2]
行 xíng- (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
- (literary) trip; journey; visit
- (bound form) temporary; makeshift
- (bound form) current; in circulation
- (bound form) to do; to perform
- capable; competent
- all right; OK!; will do
- behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4])
- (literary) about to; soon

Other Words Containing 势在必行

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
势在必行 - - 34,630 19,900 33,045