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大势已去 — “The tide has turned against one”

大势已去 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the tide has turned against one”. The general trend is no longer favorable; one's day is over. Literally, “The general trend is lost”.

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大势已去 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 势shì
  • 已yǐ
  • 去qù

大势已去 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
势
shì8power, influence, or trend
已
yǐ3already finished
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove

Example Sentence with 大势已去

经过几轮激烈的市场竞争,那家老牌企业终于意识到自己已经大势已去,不得不宣告破产。
After several rounds of fierce market competition, that old established company finally realized that the tide had turned against it and had to declare bankruptcy.

Idioms Related to 大势已去

Synonyms of 大势已去

  • qiáng强nǔ弩zhī之mò末a spent force
  • rì日mù暮tú途qióng穷at the end of one's rope
  • měi每kuàng况yù愈xià下go from bad to worse
  • luò落huā花liú流shuǐ水utterly routed or defeated disastrously

Antonyms of 大势已去

  • rú如huǒ火rú如tú荼in full swing
  • fāng方xīng兴wèi未ài艾still developing vigorously
  • xīn欣xīn欣xiàng向róng荣thriving and prosperous

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

Questions about 大势已去

What does 大势已去 mean?
大势已去 (dà shì yǐ qù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the tide has turned against one”.
How do you pronounce 大势已去?
大势已去 is pronounced dà shì yǐ qù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大势已去 literally mean?
Literally, 大势已去 means “the general trend is lost”. It is used to mean “the tide has turned against one”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大势已去?
大势:事情发展的趋势。有利的形势已经丧失,前途已经没有希望。
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