Verbdemonstrate; put on a show of force; display one's strength

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 示威.
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How to Use 示威 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 示威 with other words naturally.
Noun + Suffixwith
shì
wēi
zhě
neutral
demonstrator
Noun + Noun
shì
wēi
yóu
xíng
neutral
demonstration parade
shì
wēi
huó
dòng
neutral
demonstration activity
Adjective + Nounwith和平
píng
shì
wēi
neutral
peaceful demonstration
Verb + Objectwith举行
xíng
shì
wēi
neutral
hold a demonstration

Example Sentences with 示威

men
zài
jiē
shàng
shì
wēi
They are demonstrating in the street.
miàn
duì
gōng
zhèng
de
dài
men
jué
dìng
píng
fāng
shì
shì
wēi
kàng
Faced with unfair treatment, they decided to protest in a peaceful demonstration.
nán
dào
jué
de
zhè
zhǒng
shì
wēi
xíng
wéi
guò
jìn
ma
Don't you think this kind of demonstration is too radical?
gōng
rén
men
wèi
le
zhēng
gèng
hǎo
de
dài
ér
xíng
shì
wēi
The workers held a demonstration to demand better treatment.
bìng
méi
yǒu
shì
wēi
de
zhǐ
shì
xiǎng
biǎo
de
guān
diǎn
He didn't intend to demonstrate, he just wanted to express his opinion.
shì
wēi
huó
dòng
suī
rán
shēng
shì
hào
dàn
zuì
zhōng
wèi
néng
gǎi
biàn
zhèng
Although the demonstration was large-scale, it ultimately failed to change the policy.
zhè
shì
wēi
huó
dòng
shì
wèi
le
biǎo
duì
zhèng
zhèng
de
mǎn
This demonstration is to express dissatisfaction with the government's policies.
tīng
shuō
shì
zhōng
xīn
yǒu
shì
wēi
zán
men
zuì
hǎo
rào
dào
zǒu
I heard there's a demonstration downtown, we'd better take a detour.