失势

Traditional form:

失勢

Pinyin (reading):

shīshì

Definitions:

• to lose power and influence

Characters:

• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 势 - power, force; tendency, attitude

Traditional characters:

• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 勢 - power, force; tendency, attitude