威
慑

威慑 (wēi shè) – to cower by military force

wēi shè

to cower by military force

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 威懾0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to cower by military force
  2. 2deterrence

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威慑

Simplified

威懾

Traditional

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Related words

威胁

wēi xié

to threaten

权威

quán wēi

authority

示威

shì wēi

to demonstrate (as a protest)

威风

wēi fēng

might

威力

wēi lì

might

威信

wēi xìn

Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan

助威

zhù wēi

to cheer for

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