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权威

quán wēi · quan wei

Traditional 權威

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. authority
  2. authoritative
  3. power and prestige
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Who knows tea best?

  1. Dengdeng

    这种(zhèzhǒng)茶(chá)要(yào)用(yòng)多热(duōrè)的(de)水(shuǐ)泡(pào)？

    How hot should the water be for this tea?

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)问(wèn)老板(lǎobǎn)吧(ba)，他(tā)是(shì)泡茶(pàochá)的(de)权威(quánwēi)。

    Let us ask the owner. He is an authority on brewing tea.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，在(zài)茶(chá)这方面(zhèfāngmiàn)，他(tā)最(zuì)权威(quánwēi)。

    Right, when it comes to tea, he is the most authoritative.

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)八十度(bāshídù)，但(dàn)手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)说(shuō)九十度(jiǔshídù)。

    The owner says 80 degrees, but my phone says 90.

  5. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)更(gèng)权威(quánwēi)，我(wǒ)听(tīng)老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)。

    The owner is the bigger authority. I will go with what he says.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)看(kàn)，老板(lǎobǎn)也(yě)在(zài)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)查(chá)！

    But look, the owner is checking his phone too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)是(shì)权(quán)威(wēi)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)学(xué)家(jiā)。

He is a great authority on economics.

Tatoeba: Chinese by enzubii · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)份(fèn)报(bào)告(gào)引(yǐn)用(yòng)了(le)权(quán)威(wēi)机(jī)构(gòu)的(de)数(shù)据(jù)。

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