助威
zhù wēi
Pinyin

Definition

助威
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zhù wēi
  1. to cheer for
  2. to encourage
  3. to boost the morale of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

助
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
援助
yuán zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to aid
  4. 4 aid
  5. 5 assistance
互助
Hù zhù
  1. 1 Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
助力
zhù lì
  1. 1 a helping hand
  2. 2 help
  3. 3 assistance
助威
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
助长
zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to encourage
  2. 2 to foster
  3. 3 to foment
助阵
zhù zhèn
  1. 1 to cheer
  2. 2 to root for
协助
xié zhù
  1. 1 to provide assistance
  2. 2 to aid
夏威夷
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
威信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan
威力
wēi lì
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable power
威士忌
wēi shì jì
  1. 1 whiskey (loanword)
威尼斯
Wēi ní sī
  1. 1 Venice
  2. 2 Venezia
威廉
Wēi lián
  1. 1 William or Wilhelm (name)
威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
威海
Wēi hǎi
  1. 1 Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong

Idioms (17)

作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
  1. 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
  1. 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
得道多助
dé dào duō zhù
  1. 1 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
得道多助，失道寡助
dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
  1. 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
  1. 1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
  2. 2 to encourage sth to get bigger
  3. 3 to add fuel to the fire
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
  1. 1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
路见不平，拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù
  1. 1 lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to rush to the rescue
  3. 3 to play the white knight

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