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威 (wai1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

威 (wai1, wēi) — smart; power; might; prestige; powerful; awesome might; impressive strength; to dominate; to threaten by force; imposing; to show one's ability; to perform; to go out for an evening's entertainment; to go out for a goodtime

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 威也 (wai1 jaa5) — noun; wire (used in filming for stunts)
• 威到盡 (wai1 dou3 zeon6) — to be a champion; to show one's best
• 威化餅 (wai1 faa3 beng2) — (noun) (food) a wafer; a waffle biscuit
• 威吔 (wai1 jaa1) — wire (spoken)
• 威士忌 (wai1 si6 gei2) — whisky
• 威廉王子 (wai1 lim4 wong4 zi2) — Prince William

Chengyu with this character

• 狐假虎威 — To strut on power that is not your own — a title, a patron, a uniform. Used to cut a bully down to size: the fear comes from the tiger behind, not the fox in front.

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