威震

wēizhèn

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

这位将军威震四方。

Zhè wèi jiāngjūn wēizhèn sìfāng.

This general's might struck awe far and wide.

HSK 7-9

这支球队连续三年夺冠，威震整个联赛。

Zhè zhī qiúduì liánxù sān nián duóguàn, wēizhèn zhěnggè liánsài.

The team won the title three years in a row and became the terror of the whole league.

usage

Stock pairs: 威震天下 'feared throughout the land', 威震敌胆 'striking terror into the enemy's heart'. Sports writing uses it for a dominant team or player.

威 wēi

震 zhèn