Tendency in Chinese
tendency · HSK 5
趋势
- 趋 to tend toward
- 势 power
Counted with 个: 一个趋势
房价有上涨的趋势。 Housing prices are trending upward.
Other ways to say tendency
More words with 趋 or 势
How do you say tendency in Chinese?
Tendency in Chinese is 趋势 (qū shì). You can also say 倾向 (qīng xiàng).
Which word should I use?
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