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title: "Jushi Meaning: 局势 (júshì) Means “situation”"
description: "局势 (traditional 局勢, júshì) means “situation (political or military)”. Hear its tones, see what 局 and 势 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jushi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 局势 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

局势 júshì

## situation (political or military)

## Its characters

1. 局 jú situation (as in 局势, 大局)
2. 势 shì situation (as in 形势)

## In a sentence

下半场比赛局势发生了变化。 The situation of the game changed in the second half.

[More about 局势](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B1%80%E5%8A%BF)

## More words with 局 or 势

- [布局 bùjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buju)
- [大局 dàjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daju)
- [格局 géjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geju)
- [结局 jiéjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieju)
- [局部 júbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jubu)
- [局面 júmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jumian)
- [局限 júxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juxian)
- [强势 qiángshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangshi)
- [全局 quánjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quanju)
- [趋势 qūshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qushi)

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