威信

• Pinyin: wēi xìn
• Desglose de hanzi: 威 = 戌 (weapon) + 女 (woman) — authority through force; 信 = 人 (person) + 言 (speech) — a person whose words can be trusted

Significado

autoridad y credibilidad; prestigio

Refers to the earned respect and authority that a leader, institution, or expert commands — not through force, but through demonstrated competence and integrity. Losing 威信 is a serious matter in Chinese social and political culture. A person with high 威信 leads through respect; one without it struggles to be followed even with formal power.

Ejemplos

1. 连续几次决策失误严重损害了他在团队中的威信。
2. 这位法官以公正著称，在法律界享有极高的威信。
3. 领导者的威信不是靠职位获得的，而是通过长期的行动积累的。

Guía de uso

Contexto: leadership, politics, law

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 一个领导者的威信建立在公正与诚信的基础之上。(A leader's prestige is built on a foundation of fairness and integrity.)
• 这起丑闻让政府的威信大打折扣。(This scandal has significantly undermined the government's credibility and authority.)

Incorrecto

• 将威信与威望混用 — 威信 emphasises the combination of authority (威) and trustworthiness (信); 威望 emphasises reputation and prestige from others' high regard; they overlap but are not identical

Origen e historia

Compound of 威 (might, authority) and 信 (trust, credibility). Together: the combination of authority and trustworthiness — prestige earned through both power and integrity.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal