威信
wēi xìn
Pinyin

Definition

威信
 - 
wēi xìn
  1. prestige
  2. reputation
  3. trust
  4. credit with the people
威信
 - 
Wēi xìn
  1. Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信
xìn
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 mail
  3. 3 CL:封[fēng]
  4. 4 to trust
  5. 5 to believe
  6. 6 to profess faith in
  7. 7 truthful
  8. 8 confidence
  9. 9 trust
  10. 10 at will
  11. 11 at random
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
信任
xìn rèn
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
信心
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
信号
xìn hào
  1. 1 signal
信誉
xìn yù
  1. 1 prestige
  2. 2 distinction
  3. 3 reputation
  4. 4 trust
信赖
xìn lài
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
  3. 3 to have faith in
  4. 4 to rely on
助威
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
回信
huí xìn
  1. 1 to reply
  2. 2 to write back
  3. 3 letter written in reply
  4. 4 CL:封[fēng]
坚信
jiān xìn
  1. 1 to believe firmly
  2. 2 without any doubt
夏威夷
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
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

Idioms (16)

作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
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)
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
  1. 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
  1. 1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
  2. 2 absolute certainty about sth
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
  1. 1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
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
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
  1. 1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
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
听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
  1. 1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
背信弃义
bèi xìn qì yì
  1. 1 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
  2. 2 treachery
  3. 3 perfidy
言而有信
yán ér yǒu xìn
  1. 1 to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word

Sample Sentences

连续的政策提高了政府的威信。
liánxù de zhèngcè tígāo le zhèngfǔ de wēixìn 。
Continuous policies increase the government's prestige.
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