Examples
tā他shì tú试图kuò dà扩大zì jǐ自己de的shì li势力fàn wéi范围。
他试图扩大自己的势力范围。
He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.
美国在中东的行为如同恐怖主义势力。
The USA is acting like a terrorist force in the Middle East.
党为自己的利益追求势力。我们对别人不体贴；我们只追求势力。
The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power.