wēi

pomp, power; powerful; dominate

HSK 5 #622

DEFINITIONS

  • pomp, power
  • powerful
  • dominate
  • power
  • might
  • prestige

STROKES

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WORDS

胁 wēi xié to threaten; to menace
quán wēi authority; authoritative; power and prestige
力 wēi lì might; formidable power
shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
风 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive
信 wēi xìn Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan; prestige; reputation; trust; credit with the people
望 wēi wàng prestige
士忌 wēi shì jì whiskey (loanword)
廉 wēi lián William or Wilhelm (name)
夷 xià wēi yí Hawaii, US state
利 wēi lì Wylie (name); Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script
dù wēi Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star; Dewey (name)
尼斯 wēi ní sī Venice; Venezia
nuó wēi Norway
尔逊 wēi ěr xùn Wilson (name)
尔士 wēi ěr shì Wales, constituent nation of UK
格林治 gé lín wēi zhì Greenwich
特 kē wēi tè Kuwait
海明 hǎi míng wēi Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
者 shì wēi zhě demonstrator; protester
利斯 wēi lì sī Willis (name)
奥斯辛 ào sī wēi xīn Auschwitz (concentration camp)
士忌酒 wēi shì jì jiǔ whiskey (loanword)
严 wēi yán dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity
艾森豪尔 ài sēn háo wēi ěr Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
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