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to threaten; to menace
HSK 6
prestige / reputation / trust / credit with the people
HSK 7-9
to deter
HSK 7-9
Wisconsin, US state
Powell (name)
authority / authoritative / power and prestige
HSK 7-9
tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔 / also translated 動物農場|动物农场
might / formidable power
HSK 7-9
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
to cheer for / to encourage / to boost the morale of
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *威* | 威* | *威
power / might / prestige
William or Wilhelm (name)
Venice / Venezia
deterrent force / deterrent
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
military threat
Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
whiskey (loanword)
Hawaii, US state
to make threats and promises
Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
to unleash one's power; (of an animal) to go on a rampage; (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc; (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger; to assert one's dominance
Auschwitz (concentration camp)
Hawaii, US state
to lose every scrap of reputation
authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
(neologism c. 2005) freelancer
rally
(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
to threaten / to intimidate / to cow
majestic / awe-inspiring presence / impressive power
George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984
nuclear deterrence
dignified / imposing / august / awe-inspiring / awe / prestige / dignity
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
to threaten / to coerce / to intimidate
Lilongwe, capital of Malawi (Tw)
Norway
Joko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-)
Wales, constituent nation of UK
awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power / imposing; impressive; majestic
HSK 7-9
Warwick (name) / University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
national prestige
display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
authoritative / (having) authority
Budweiser beer
Greenwich
not to submit to force
Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
to inspire awe
Minqin, a county in Wuwei City 武威市, Gansu
potential threat / potential menace
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
(Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
a show of strength
whiskey (loanword)
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
might / power and influence
fame for fighting prowess / military glory
authoritative
Orwell (name) / George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984 一九八四年
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
Wilson (name)
to establish one's authority
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
Louis Vuitton (brand)
Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
prestige / renown / influence
Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔
awe-inspiring / majestic
Wei County or Weixian, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei
nuclear deterrent
policy of nuclear intimidation
abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse
Kuwait
Gulang, a county in Wuwei City 武威市, Gansu
vermouth (loanword)
Roewe (brand)
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around / to bluff / to bluster
Wade-Giles (romanization system for Chinese)
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威 and God 上帝
macadamia nut
Rongcheng, a county-level city in Weihai City 威海市, Shandong
Hanover
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
power and virtue
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
coercion / to intimidate
Wisconsin, US state
(loanword) stunt wires
(idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order

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