威风

威风 wēifēng

Awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic^†

威风 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體威風 weifeng

What 威风 means

Awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power^†
imposing; impressive; majestic^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 威风, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

威风 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

威

wēi

Prestige (power)

风

fēng

Wind (storm - custom)

Words that share a character with 威风

How to write 威风

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威风 in a sentence

他穿上制服显得很威风。

Tā chuān shàng zhìfú xiǎnde hěn wēifēng.

In uniform he cuts an imposing figure.

赢了一场就这么威风？

Yíng le yì chǎng jiù zhème wēifēng?

One win and you're this full of yourself?

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Questions about 威风

What does 威风 mean in English?

威风 is pronounced wēifēng and means Awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power, imposing; impressive; majestic †.

How do you pronounce 威风?

威风 is wēifēng in pinyin — written weifeng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 威风?

威风 is written with 2 characters: 威 (wēi) Prestige (power), 风 (fēng) Wind (storm - custom). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 威风 written in traditional Chinese?

威風. The simplified form 威风 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 威風 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wēifēng.

Is 威风 an HSK word?

Yes — 威风 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

往常 wǎngcháng 往事 wǎngshì 妄想 wàngxiǎng 危机 wēijī 威力 wēilì 威望 wēiwàng 威信 wēixìn 微不足道 wēibùzúdào

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