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Change log entry 93556
Processed by: richwarm (2026-02-14 06:03:24 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 84622 - submitted by 'polaris' >>
火势 @《现代汉语词典》
〈名〉火燃烧的情势:~已被控制。

火势 huǒshi
〈形〉〈方〉 lively; flourishing; prosperous:
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Editor: I'm removing the adjectival "lively" sense for now. Although it's in several dictionaries, others (including LA, M, NC, GF & Kuraishi) don't include that sense.

The example sentences in dictionaries that do have an entry for it contain phrases like "...真火势" or "...挺火势", but googling those phrases doesn't yield very much.

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Examples such as 火势蔓延 and 火势从一楼连到八楼 show that 火势 includes spatial propagation as well as intensity. "Intensity and spread" seems more accurate than "intensity" alone.
Diff:
- 火勢 火势 [huo3 shi4] /intensity of a fire/lively/flourishing/
# + 火勢 火势 [[huo3shi4]] /intensity of a fire/
# + 火勢 火势 [[huo3shi5]] /(dialect) lively; flourishing/
 
+ 火勢 火势 [[huo3shi4]] /intensity and spread of a fire/
By MDBG 2026
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