威信 (wēi xìn) — prestige and trust; moral authority (that one commands from the public)

Definition

Examples

• 他很年轻，但已经在团队中建立了威信。
  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.
• 政府通过多年的努力，在人民中有了很高的威信。
  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.
• 这位老教授在同事中很有威信。
  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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