权威

權威

quánwēi

noun HSK 7-9 #6,772

Meanings

1 authority
2 authoritative
3 an expert

Characters

power; authority

prestige; might

Literally 'power and prestige' - authoritative

Examples

HSK 5

他是这个领域的权威。

Tā shì zhège lǐngyù de quánwēi.

He is an authority in this field.

HSK 5

这是一本权威的参考书。

Zhè shì yī běn quánwēi de cānkǎoshū.

This is an authoritative reference book.

Tips

usage

权威 works as both a noun (an authority/expert) and an adjective (authoritative). As a noun it often appears in '...的权威' or 权威人士 (authoritative figure).

Stroke Order

权 quán

威 wēi