下马威 xiàmǎwēi initial show of strength Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 下马威 下馬威 xiàmǎwēi initial show of strength A display of severity or power shown immediately upon taking office or at the very start of a conflict to intimidate others and break their spirit. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.480 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.673 per million Cross-References Synonym 下车作威 xiàchēzuòwēi Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
下马威 下馬威 xiàmǎwēi initial show of strength A display of severity or power shown immediately upon taking office or at the very start of a conflict to intimidate others and break their spirit. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.480 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.673 per million Cross-References Synonym 下车作威 xiàchēzuòwēi Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
