威信 (wēi xìn) — prestige and trust; moral authority (that one commands from the public)
Definition
威信 is prestige built on trust — the authority a leader earns from people. Closer to 威望 ('prestige' from standing), but adds the trust dimension that 信誉 ('business credibility') and 名声 ('reputation, neutral or negative') lack.
noun
prestige and trustmoral authority (that one commands from the public)
Examples
- ，威信。Tā hěn nián qīng, dàn yǐ jīng zài tuán duì zhōng jiàn lì le wēi xìn.He is very young, but has already built up prestige and trust within the team.
- ，威信。Zhèng fǔ tōng guò duō nián de nǔ lì, zài rén mín zhōng yǒu le hěn gāo de wēi xìn.Through years of effort, the government has gained great prestige and trust among the people.
- 威信。Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu zài tóng shì zhōng hěn yǒu wēi xìn.This old professor has high prestige and trust among his colleagues.
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