权威 meaning in English

quánwēi

authority; authoritative

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 權威15 strokes

Meaning of 权威

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

quánwēi
  1. authority
  2. authoritative
  3. power and prestige

权威 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā是shì权quán威wēi的de经jīng济jì学xué家jiā。
He is a great authority on economics.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

权 quán · authority · 6 strokes

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威 wēi · might · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 权威.

权利quánlìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
威胁wēixiéto threaten; to menace
权力quánlìpower; authority
政权zhèngquánregime; political power
人权rénquánhuman rights
授权shòuquánto authorize
威力wēilìmight; formidable power
特权tèquánprerogative; privilege
示威shìwēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
权益quányìrights; interests
威风wēifēngawe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic
主权zhǔquánsovereignty

Questions about 权威

What does 权威 mean?

权威 (quánwēi) means "authority; authoritative" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 权威?

权威 is made of 2 characters: 权 (6 strokes), 威 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 权威 an HSK word?

Yes. 权威 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 权威 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 权威 is written 權威.