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气势恢宏

qì shì huī hóng

grand and imposing; on a magnificent scale

Character by character

气qì
spirit
势shì
force
恢huī
vast
宏hóng
grand

Example

这首交响乐一开头就气势恢宏,一下子抓住了听众。
The symphony is grand and sweeping from the first bar and grips the audience at once.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usage and origin

For buildings, landscapes, music and writing on a grand scale. 恢宏 (also written 恢弘) is a written word for vast; 气势磅礴 is a close cousin.

Learn this in Lesson 117 · HSK 7–9: 中轴线申遗成功 (Culture news: Beijing’s Central Axis joins the World Heritage list)
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