权威

權威

quánwēi

noun HSK 7 #6,772

Meanings

1 authority
2 authoritative
3 an expert

Characters

power; authority

prestige; might

Literally 'power and prestige' — authoritative

Examples

他是这个领域的权威。

Tā shì zhège lǐngyù de quánwēi.

He is an authority in this field.

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