day 128trends and signs

trends and signs

Talk about trends, early signs and turning points, and say whether things are likely to happen.

today’s words

• 动向 dòngxiàng · movement, trend
• 走向 zǒuxiàng · direction, trend; to head towards
• 流向 liúxiàng · direction of flow
• 势头 shìtou · momentum, trend
• 态势 tàishì · situation, posture
• 事态 shìtài · state of affairs (usually bad)
• 大局 dàjú · the overall situation
• 全局 quánjú · the situation as a whole
• 格局 géjú · pattern, structure, layout
• 趋于 qūyú · to tend towards
• 迹象 jìxiàng · sign, indication
• 苗头 miáotou · early sign (often of trouble)
• 预示 yùshì · to herald, foreshadow
• 曙光 shǔguāng · dawn; first light of hope
• 契机 qìjī · opportunity, moment
• 巧合 qiǎohé · coincidence; coincidental
• 热潮 rècháo · craze, upsurge
• 冷门 lěngmén · unpopular; a long shot
• 超前 chāoqián · ahead of its time; to be ahead
• 空前 kōngqián · unprecedented
• 进程 jìnchéng · process, course (of events)
• 历程 lìchéng · course, journey (of experience)
• 漫 màn · to overflow; everywhere
• 有望 yǒuwàng · to be hopeful of, be likely to
• 注定 zhùdìng · to be destined, doomed
• 自发 zìfā · spontaneous
• 诱发 yòufā · to cause, trigger
• 衍生 yǎnshēng · to derive, produce (new things)
• 滋生 zīshēng · to breed, grow (usually bad things)
• 酝酿 yùnniàng · to brew; prepare (a plan)
• 迭起 diéqǐ · to happen one after another
• 迸发 bèngfā · to burst out
• 掀起 xiānqǐ · to set off (a wave)
• 显现 xiǎnxiàn · to appear, become visible
• 显露 xiǎnlù · to reveal, show

sentences

• 天气趋于稳定，没有下大雨的迹象。 · The weather is settling, with no sign of heavy rain.
• 发现不好的苗头，要马上处理。 · When you spot early signs of trouble, deal with them at once.
• 这次洪水也是改变的契机，小镇可能会大为改观。 · This flood is also a chance for change: the town might end up looking completely different.
• 网上掀起了一股做义工的热潮。 · A wave of volunteering has started online.
• 这个应用有望在年底上线，这在全国是首创。 · The app should be live by the end of the year: it’s the first of its kind in the country.