势 在 必 行

shì zài bì xíngdictionary entry

circumstances require action (idiom) / absolutely necessary / imperative

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

勢在必行势在必行 [shi4 zai4 bi4 xing2] /circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary/imperative/

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Other forms in these source records: 勢在必行

势
shì
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
在
zài
to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
必
bì
must / necessarily / certainly / (literary) if
行
háng
(bound form) row / line / (bound form) line of business / trade / profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines
héng
used in 道行[dào héng]
xíng
(bound form) to walk / to go / to travel / (literary) trip / journey / visit / (bound form) temporary / makeshift / (bound form) current / in circulation / (bound form) to do / to perform / capable / competent / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct (Taiwan pr. [xìng]) / (literary) about to / soon

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