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威风 (wēi fēng) — (noun) awe-inspiring authority, majestic presence, imposing aura; (adjective) imposing, majestic, awe-inspiring, impressive

Definition

威风 names the 'commanding presence' a person radiates — how impressive they look or carry themselves. Unlike 威力 (raw force) or 权威 (institutional authority), it is about visible aura and style, not real power.

noun
awe-inspiring authoritymajestic presenceimposing aura
adjective
imposingmajesticawe-inspiringimpressive

Examples

  • 威风。
    Tā shēn shàng yǒu yì zhǒng zì rán de wēi fēng.
    He has a natural imposing presence.
  • 威风。
    Zhè wèi jiāng jūn kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng wēi fēng.
    This general looks very imposing.
  • ，威风。
    Tā qí zhe mǎ, xiǎn de shí fēn wēi fēng.
    He rides a horse and looks very imposing.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

威wēiawe
风fēngbearing

The awe in 威 and the bearing in 风 together describe an imposing, impressive presence.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

威 is made by combining 戌 and 女.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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