示威 (si6 wai1 | shi4 wei1) : hold a demonstration

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示威

si6 wai1

shi4 wei1

[1] hold a demonstration; stage a protest
[2] put on a show of force; display one's prowess | [antonym] 示弱

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,670,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

示威

This word has been viewed 2628 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 15th Nov 2004 00:25 and last edited on 4th Jul 2012 01:37

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Characters in this word:

示 si6 - show; indicate; make known
威 wai1 - impressive strength; awesome power

4 compounds containing this word:

示威者 - demonstrator, protester
示威遊行 - a (protest) demonstration
示威運動 - rally
示威人士 - an activist, a demonstrator

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示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

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