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title: "Taishi Meaning: 态势 (tàishì) Means “situation”"
description: "态势 (traditional 態勢, tàishì) means “situation; posture; trend”. Hear its tones, see what 态 and 势 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taishi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 态势 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

态势 tàishì

## situation; posture; trend

## Its characters

1. 态 tài condition
2. 势 shì situation (as in 形势)

## In a sentence

今年经济呈现出良好的发展态势。 This year the economy shows a good growth trend.

[More about 态势](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%81%E5%8A%BF)

## More words with 态 or 势

- [表态 biǎotài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaotai)
- [常态 chángtài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtai)
- [动态 dòngtài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongtai)
- [局势 júshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jushi)
- [强势 qiángshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangshi)
- [趋势 qūshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qushi)
- [生态 shēngtài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengtai)
- [态度 tàidu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taidu)
- [形态 xíngtài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingtai)
- [心态 xīntài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xintai)

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