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威慑

wēi shè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 威懾

威慑 (wēi shè) means "to cower by military force; deterrence". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 威慑 means

1. to deter

The characters in 威慑

• 威wēipower; might; prestige
• 慑shè(bound form) to fear; to be cowed; (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate; Taiwan pr. zhé

Words starting with 威慑

• 威慑力量wēi shè lì liangdeterrent force; deterrent

Words containing 威慑

• 核威慑hé wēi shènuclear deterrence
• 核威慑力量hé wēi shè lì liangnuclear deterrent
• 核威慑政策hé wēi shè zhèng cèpolicy of nuclear intimidation

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