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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

势力 [shìlì]
  1. 1. noun power
    势力范围
    sphere of influence

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

势力 [shìlì]
  1. 1. force; power; influence
    壮大势力
    expand one's forces

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

势力 [shìlì]
  1. 1. 指政治、经济、军事等方面的权力和力量
    封建势力
    势力范围。
  2. 2. 跟"势利"不同。"势利"指一种待人处世的态度;"势力"指实际拥有的权势和力量。

Examples

腐朽的势力让位于新生的势力
Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.
残余势力
remaining (or surviving) forces
反动势力
reactionary forces
势力范围
sphere of influence
黑暗势力
forces of darkness; reactionary forces
极右势力
ultra-Right forces
进步势力
progressive forces
鲁迅用冷嘲热讽的杂文形式与黑暗统治势力作战。
Lu Xun used burning satire and freezing irony, cast in the form of essays, to do battle against the rule of the forces of darkness.
内外反动势力
domestic and foreign reactionary forces
培植私人势力
build up one's personal influence

Collocations

庞大的势力
an enormous force
黑恶势力
a black and evil force
扩张势力
to expand one's sphere of influence
势力范围
a sphere of influence
势力强大
a mighty force

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