威信

wēixìn

noun HSK 7-9 #19,964

Meanings

1 prestige
2 credibility
3 authority and trust

Characters

power; prestige

Examples

这位老师在学生中很有威信。

Zhèwèi lǎoshī zài xuéshēng zhōng hěn yǒu wēixìn.

This teacher has great prestige among students.

他的威信因为这件事受到了损害。

Tā de wēixìn yīnwèi zhè jiàn shì shòudào le sǔnhài.

His credibility was damaged because of this incident.

Tips

memory

威信 = power (威) + trust (信). Prestige comes from having both authority and people's trust.

Stroke Order

威 wēi

信 xìn