# 架势 (jiàshi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 架势 (jiàshi) means “posture; stance; manner”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: posture; stance; manner
- Pinyin: jiàshi (jia4 shi5)
- Traditional: 架勢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 看这架势，天马上就要下雨了。
  Kàn zhè jiàshi, tiān mǎshàng jiù yào xiàyǔ le.
  Looking at the sky, it looks like it is about to rain.

## Characters

- [架](https://hanziro.com/word/jia-planes-pianos/) (jià): (measure word) for planes, pianos; rack
- 势 (shì): power; influence

https://hanziro.com/word/jia-shi-posture/

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