势在必行

Traditional: 勢在必行

shì zài bì xíng

Dictionary entry

circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary

What does 势在必行 mean?

势在必行 (shì zài bì xíng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary

2imperative

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势shìpower · influence 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 必bìcertainly · must 行xíngokay · all right

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势在必行

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