威信 Wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wai1 seon3
威信 wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wai1 seon3 HSK 7-9
- prestige
- reputation
- trust
- credit with the people
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威
- 助威 zhù wēi ㄓㄨˋ ㄨㄟ zo6 wai1 to cheer for
- 威力 wēi lì ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˋ wai1 lik6 might
- 威慑 威懾 wēi shè ㄨㄟ ㄕㄜˋ wai1 sip3 to deter
- 威胁 威脅 wēi xié ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˊ wai1 hip3 to threaten; to menace
- 威风 威風 wēi fēng ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ wai1 fung1 awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power
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- 权威 權威 quán wēi ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟ kyun4 wai1 authority
- 示威 shì wēi ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ si6 wai1 to demonstrate (as a protest)
- 国威 國威 guó wēi ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄟ gwok3 wai1 national prestige
- 威亚 威亞 wēi yǎ ㄨㄟ ㄧㄚˇ wai1 aa3 (loanword) stunt wires
- 威信 Wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wai1 seon3 see 威信县
- 威仪 威儀 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai1 ji4 majestic presence
- 威利 Wēi lì ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˋ wai1 lei6 Wylie (name)
- 威势 威勢 wēi shì ㄨㄟ ㄕˋ wai1 sai3 might
- 威化 wēi huà ㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wai1 faa3 wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
- 威卜 wēi bǔ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˇ wai1 baak6 vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
- 威厉 威厲 wēi lì ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˋ wai1 lai6 awe-inspiring
- 威名 wēi míng ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˊ wai1 ming4 fame for fighting prowess
- 威吓 威嚇 wēi hè ㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˋ wai1 haak3 to threaten
- 威严 威嚴 wēi yán ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ wai1 jim4 dignified
- 威士 Wēi shì ㄨㄟ ㄕˋ wai1 si6 Visa (credit card)
信
- 互信 hù xìn ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wu6 seon3 mutual trust
- 来信 來信 lái xìn ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ loi4 seon3 incoming letter
- 信仰 xìn yǎng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄤˇ seon3 joeng5 to believe in (a religion)
- 信件 xìn jiàn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ seon3 gin2 letter (sent by mail)
- 信任 xìn rèn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ seon3 jam6 to trust
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- 信封 xìn fēng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄥ seon3 fung1 envelope
- 信徒 xìn tú ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ seon3 tou4 believer
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 信念 xìn niàn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ seon3 nim6 faith
- 信息 xìn xī ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ seon3 sik1 information; news; message
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
- 信箱 xìn xiāng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄤ seon3 soeng1 mailbox
- 信号 信號 xìn hào ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄠˋ seon3 hou6 signal
- 信誉 信譽 xìn yù ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩˋ seon3 jyu6 prestige
- 信贷 信貸 xìn dài ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ seon3 taai3 credit
- 信赖 信賴 xìn lài ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˋ seon3 laai6 to trust
- 可信 kě xìn ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ho2 seon3 trustworthy
- 回信 huí xìn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wui4 seon3 to reply
- 坚信 堅信 jiān xìn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣˋ gin1 seon3 to believe firmly
- 微信 Wēi xìn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣˋ mei4 seon3 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯)
Idioms with these characters
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟ bat1 nou6 ji4 wai1 (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
- 恩威兼施 ēn wēi jiān shī ㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ jan1 wai1 gim1 si1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
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- 威福自己 wēi fú zì jǐ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ wai1 fuk1 zi6 gei2 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
- 威震天下 wēi zhèn tiān xià ㄨㄟ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ wai1 zan3 tin1 haa6 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
- 威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn mìng jiàn ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ wai1 zyun1 ming6 zin6 (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order
- 耀武扬威 耀武揚威 yào wǔ yáng wēi ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ jiu6 mou5 joeng4 wai1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
- 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ zok3 wai1 zok3 fuk1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
- 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 (idiom) hard to believe; incredible
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- 破除迷信 pò chú mí xìn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ po3 ceoi4 mai4 seon3 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
- 深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ sam1 seon3 bat1 ji4 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
- 无征不信 無徵不信 wú zhēng bù xìn ㄨˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ mou4 zing1 bat1 seon3 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
- 信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊ seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4 to speak without thinking (idiom)
- 信心百倍 xìn xīn bǎi bèi ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄟˋ seon3 sam1 baak3 pui5 brimming with confidence (idiom)
- 言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ jin4 ji4 jau5 seon3 to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
Example sentences
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他 的 威信 日渐 日漸 衰落 。
His prestige is fading.
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