示威

示威 shìwēi in a sentence

To demonstrate (hold a protest - military show of force)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

示威 (shìwēi) means To demonstrate (hold a protest - military show of force). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

人们在广场上举行了 示威 。

Rénmen zài guǎngchǎng shang jǔxíng le shìwēi.

People held a demonstration in the square.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 示威

他挥了挥拳头,像是在 示威 。

Tā huī le huī quántou, xiàng shì zài shìwēi.

He shook his fist as if making a show of force.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 示威

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How is 示威 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 示威 (shìwēi, "To demonstrate (hold a protest - military show of force)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 示威 an HSK word?

Yes — 示威 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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