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得势

/ déshì /
Strokes

Definition

to win power/to get authority/to become dominant

Example

As a Verb

be in power

1
Xiǎorén
小人
shì
得势

small man in power

As a Verb

get the upper hand

2
Huàirén
坏人
shì
得势
  
,
hǎorén
好人
zāoyāng
遭殃
  

Good people suffer when bad people hold sway.