Chinese symbol for “trend”
趋势
qū shì
Traditional: 趨勢
trend; tendency
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trend is 趋势 (qū shì), defined as: trend; tendency.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “trend”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency |
| 动向 (動向) | dòng xiàng | trend; tendency |
| 趋向 (趨向) | qū xiàng | direction; trend; to incline |
| 动态 (動態) | dòng tài | movement; motion |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 趋势.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日趋 (日趨) | rì qū | (increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day |
| 趋向 (趨向) | qū xiàng | direction; trend; to incline |
| 趋于 (趨於) | qū yú | to tend towards |
| 趋缓 (趨緩) | qū huǎn | to slow down; to ease up |
| 大势所趋 (大勢所趨) | dà shì suǒ qū | (idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction |
| 优势 (優勢) | yōu shì | superiority; dominance |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power; influence |
| 形势 (形勢) | xíng shì | circumstances; situation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trend”.
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