Central trusted authority (中央可信权威)

Central trusted authority (中央可信权威 zhōng yāng kě xìn quán wēi) refers to a centralized third party trusted to validate an identity of a user or authorize certain requests from the users.

Part 1: Breakdown of Words

• “Central” (中央 zhōng yāng) as in “central government” (中央政府 zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ), or “central air conditioning” (中央空调 zhōng yāng kōng tiáo).
  • “中” (zhōng) as in “China” (中国 zhōng guó), “intermediate” (中级 zhōng jí), “middle” (中间 zhōng jiān), or “Central Europe” (中欧 zhōng ōu). 
  • “央” (yāng) as in “beg” (央求 yāng qiú), or “CCTV (China Central Television)” (央视 yāng shì). 
• “Trusted” (可信 kě xìn) as in “trusted methods” (可信的方法 kě xìn de fāng fǎ). 
  
  • “可” (kě) as in “can” (可以 kě yǐ), “possibly” (可能 kě néng), or “terrible” (可怕 kě pà).
  • “信” (xìn) as in “believe” (相信 xiāng xìn), “credit” (信用 xìn yòng), or “confident” (自信 zì xìn). 
• “Authority” (权威 quán wēi) as in “Health Education Authority” (卫生健康权威 wèi shēng jiàn kāng quán wēi), or “academic authority” (学术权威 xué shù quán wēi).
  • “权” (quán) as in “power” (权力 quán lì), “right” (权利 quán lì), or “Sovereignty” (君权 jūn quán).
  • “威” (wēi) as in “prestige” (威望 wēi wàng), “authoritarian” (威权 wēi quán), or “deterrence” (威慑 wēi shè).