威信

wēixìn

noun HSK 7-9 #19,964

Meanings

1 prestige
2 credibility
3 authority and trust

Characters

power; prestige

Examples

HSK 2

这位老师在学生中很有威信。

Zhè wèi lǎoshī zài xuéshēng zhōng hěn yǒu wēixìn.

This teacher has great prestige among students.

HSK 5

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