Chinese Word: 威 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

威HSK 5

Pinyin: wēi

English Definition: power; might; prestige

Chinese Definition:
①表现出来使人敬畏的气魄：威力。威风。权威。
②凭借力量或势力：威胁。威慑。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 女

Ideographic:Dominating a woman 女 by force of arms 戈

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Similar Characters: 烕

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威胁HSK 5	wēi xié	to threaten; to menace
权威HSK 6	quán wēi	authority; authoritative; power and prestige
示威HSK 6	shì wēi	to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
威力HSK 6	wēi lì	might; formidable power
威信HSK 6	wēi xìn	Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通 , Yunnan

1		zuì fàn 罪犯 wēi xié yào 威胁要 shā hài 杀害 rén zhì 人质。 The criminal threatened to kill the hostages.
2		zhè zhǒng 这种 zǐ dàn 子弹 wēi lì 威力 fēi cháng 非常 dà 大。 This kind of bullet has immense power.
3		wǒ 我 qù nián 去年 qù 去 le 了 xià wēi yí 夏威夷 dù jià 度假。 I went on holiday to Hawaii last year.
4		tā 他 wēi xié yào 威胁要 bǎ 把 zhēn xiàng 真相 gōng zhī yú zhòng 公之于众。 He threatened to expose the truth to the public.
5		tā men 他们 qù nián 去年 xià tiān 夏天 qù 去 xià wēi yí 夏威夷 dù jià 度假。 They went on a vacation to Hawaii last summer.

1		zuì fàn 罪犯 wēi xié yào 威胁要 shā hài 杀害 rén zhì 人质。 The criminal threatened to kill the hostages.
2		zhè zhǒng 这种 zǐ dàn 子弹 wēi lì 威力 fēi cháng 非常 dà 大。 This kind of bullet has immense power.
3		wǒ 我 qù nián 去年 qù 去 le 了 xià wēi yí 夏威夷 dù jià 度假。 I went on holiday to Hawaii last year.
4		tā 他 wēi xié yào 威胁要 bǎ 把 zhēn xiàng 真相 gōng zhī yú zhòng 公之于众。 He threatened to expose the truth to the public.
5		tā men 他们 qù nián 去年 xià tiān 夏天 qù 去 xià wēi yí 夏威夷 dù jià 度假。 They went on a vacation to Hawaii last summer.