# 威慑 (wēishè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 威慑 (wēishè) means “to deter; deterrence”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to deter; deterrence
- Pinyin: wēishè (wei1 she4)
- Traditional: 威懾
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 严厉的法律能起到威慑作用。
  Yánlì de fǎlǜ néng qǐdào wēishè zuòyòng.
  Strict laws can serve as a deterrent.

## Characters

- 威 (wēi): power; might
- 慑 (shè): Taiwan pr. [zhe2]; to fear; to be cowed

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-she-deter/

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