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权威

权威 quánwēi

权威 quánwēi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 权威 quánwēi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
quánwēi | quan2 wei1
English translation
authority
authoritative
power and prestige

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About 权威 quánwēi

Read some general information about the Chinese word 权威 quánwēi .

Traditional form

權威

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 权威 quánwēi

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quán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of quán . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and guàn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

guàn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

木又

Number of Strokes

6
wēi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

is a pictograph of an axe, representing military power. possibly alludes to the domestic power wielded by mothers-in-law in ancient China.

Positional decomposition

戌女

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 权威 quánwēi

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běn hǎo 词典 cídiǎn shì 词义 cí yì de 权威 quánwēi .

A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.

女主人 nǚ zhǔ rén 摆出 bǎi chū 权威 quánwēi de 样子 yàngzi 忙来忙.

The hostress bustled about with an assumption of authority.

应该 yīnggāi Xiàng 权威 quánwēi 机构 jīgòu 告发 gào fā měng chuǎng de 司机 sījī .

You should report aggressive drivers to the authorities.

de 奥克尼挂毯 guà tǎn Shū réng shì 关于 guānyú 这些 zhè xiē 岛屿 dǎoyǔ de zuì 权威 quánwēi 著作 zhùzuò

His "An Orkney Tapestry" is still the definitive book on the islands.

这些 zhè xiē 权威 quánwēi 得到 dé dào le 出版商 chū bǎn shāng de 力推商务 shāngwù 出版界 de 大肆宣传

These gurus are being promoted by publishers and hyped in the business press.

权威 quánwēi Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 权威 quánwēi and their own compounds.

权威 quánwēi Compounds

See all 10 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 权威 quánwēi in their composition.

  • quán
    • wēi
      • wǎi , wēi , wēi , wēi , , , , , ,
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