懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
擅作威福
shàn​zuò​wēi​fú

to abuse power

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
擅作威福 shàn​zuò​wēi​fú
to abuse power
To punish or reward according to one's own whims; to assume absolute power and bully others for personal gain.

Frequency

Written text
0.011 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 作威作福 zuò​wēi​zuò​fú

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)