大势所趋dà shì suǒ qū(idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction

1. 1.

   (idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable directionidiom

Figurative meaning

The prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction.

• 大big; large; great
• 势trend
• 所that which
• 趋to tend towards

No attested origin story

大势所趋 often appears in a more formal register, for example as a predicate after 是 or in a phrase like 这是大势所趋, to describe a broad change.

1. HSK 3

   用手机付钱已经是大势所趋。

   Yòng shǒujī fù qián yǐjīng shì dà shì suǒ qū.

   Paying with phones is already the prevailing trend.

2. HSK 3

   很多公司开始在家办公，这是大势所趋。

   Hěn duō gōngsī kāishǐ zài jiā bàngōng, zhè shì dà shì suǒ qū.

   Many companies have started working from home; this is the trend of the times.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你们店也开始在网上卖东西了？

   Nǐmen diàn yě kāishǐ zài wǎng shang mài dōngxi le?

   Your shop has started selling online too?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   对，大势所趋嘛。

   Duì, dà shì suǒ qū ma.

   Yes, it's the trend of the times.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   生意怎么样？

   Shēngyi zěnmeyàng?

   How's business?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   比以前好多了。

   Bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.

   Much better than before.

1. 1.What does 大势所趋 mean?

   AThe prevailing trend; an inevitable directionBEvery familyCTo have lingering fears
2. 2.Which sentence uses 大势所趋 correctly?

   A网上购物是大势所趋。B我昨天大势所趋了一本书。C这个苹果很大势所趋。
3. 3.Which idiom fits best? 用手机付钱已经是____。 (Paying by phone is already the trend of the times.)

   A大势所趋B心有余悸C不知不觉

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