# 权威 (quánwēi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 权威 (quánwēi) means “authority; authoritative”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: authority; authoritative
- Pinyin: quánwēi (quan2 wei1)
- Traditional: 權威
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他是这个领域公认的权威。
  Tā shì zhège lǐngyù gōngrèn de quánwēi.
  He is a recognized authority in this field.

## Characters

- [权](https://hanziro.com/word/quan-right/) (quán): right; power
- 威 (wēi): power; might

https://hanziro.com/word/quan-wei-authority/

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