power, might, authority, dignity

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shì
zhè
ge
lǐng
de
quán
wēi
zhuān
jiā

He is an authoritative expert in this field

2
huán
jìng
rǎn
wēi
xié
zhe
rén
lèi
jiàn
kāng

Environmental pollution threatens human health

3
zhè
zhǒng
de
wēi
shí
fēn
jīng
rén

The power of this weapon is astonishing

4
wēi
xié

He threatened me.

5
lǎo
bǎn
wēi
xié
yào
jiě

The boss threatened to fire him.

6
hòu
biàn
huà
duì
quán
qiú
shēng
tài
tǒng
gòu
chéng
le
yán
zhòng
wēi
xié

Climate change poses a serious threat to global ecosystems.

7
lǎo
shī
hěn
yǒu
wēi
xìn
xué
shēng
men
dōu
tīng
de
huà

The teacher has great prestige, and all the students listen to him.

8
zhè
wèi
lǐng
dǎo
tōng
guò
gōng
píng
chǔ
wèn
yíng
le
jiā
de
wēi
xìn

This leader has earned everyone's respect by handling issues fairly.

9
zài
tuán
duì
zhōng
jiàn
wēi
xìn
yào
shí
jiān
néng
chéng
xìn
de
lěi

In a team, building authority requires the accumulation of time, ability, and integrity.

10
zhè
ge
zhà
dàn
de
wēi
hěn

The bomb has great power.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1187
Zhuyinㄨㄟ
Components
UnicodeU+5A01
CangjieIHMV
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality