社威擅势 — “To abuse one's power or authority”
社威擅势 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abuse one's power or authority”. Acting arbitrarily and doing whatever one desires without restraint. Literally, “Wield institutional authority and act arbitrarily”.
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社威擅势 Pronunciation and Pinyin
社威擅势 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 社威擅势
那位项目经理仗着自己的职位，社威擅势，对团队成员颐指气使，让大家的工作氛围变得很压抑
That project manager, relying on his position, abused his authority and acted arbitrarily, bossing the team members around, which made the work atmosphere very stifling.
Idioms Related to 社威擅势
More idioms starting with 社
- shè社huì会xián贤dá达influential and respected social figures
- shè社yàn燕qiū秋hóng鸿brief encounter and swift parting
- shè社jì稷wèi为xū墟The nation is devastated and desolate
- shè社jì稷zhī之qì器pillar of the community
- shè社jì稷zhī之yì役fundamental duty to the state
- shè社jì稷zhī之chén臣pillar of the nation
- shè社jì稷shēng生mín民the nation and its people
- shè社shǔ鼠chéng城hú狐malicious individuals abusing power
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What does 社威擅势 mean?
社威擅势 (shè wēi shàn shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abuse one's power or authority”.
How do you pronounce 社威擅势?
社威擅势 is pronounced shè wēi shàn shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 社威擅势 literally mean?
Literally, 社威擅势 means “Wield institutional authority and act arbitrarily”. It is used to mean “to abuse one's power or authority”.
What is the Chinese definition of 社威擅势?
倚仗权势，想干什么就干什么。