# 势头 (shìtóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 势头 (shìtóu) means “momentum; trend; tendency”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: momentum; trend; tendency
- Pinyin: shìtóu (shi4 tou2)
- Traditional: 勢頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 公司最近的发展势头很好。
  Gōngsī zuìjìn de fāzhǎn shìtóu hěn hǎo.
  The company's recent development momentum is very good.

## Characters

- 势 (shì): power; influence
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-tou-momentum/

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