Duì lǎobǎixìng shuǎ guānwēi shì zuì ràng rén fǎngǎn de.
Throwing your weight around with ordinary citizens is what people resent most.
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Almost always negative. Common verbs: 摆官威 (bǎi guānwēi, to put on official airs) and 耍官威 (shuǎ guānwēi, to throw one's bureaucratic weight around). A favorite word in news headlines about petty cadres bullying citizens.
