power; authority
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
political power; coercive force of the state
formalRefers to the legitimate authority of a government or state to make and enforce laws and decisions.
Guó国
jiā家
quán权
lì力
bì必
xū须
wèi为
rén人
mín民
fú服
wù务
。
State power must serve the people.
Quán全
guó国
rén人
mín民
dài代
biǎo表
dà大
huì会
shì是
zuì最
gāo高
guó国
jiā家
quán权
lì力
jī机
guān关
。
The National People's Congress is the supreme organ of state power.
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Rèn任
hé何
quán权
lì力
dōu都
yīng应
gāi该
shòu受
dào到
jiān监
dū督
。
All power should be subject to supervision.
Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
quán权
lì力
de的
fēn分
lì立
yǔ与
zhì制
héng衡
。
They are discussing the separation and balance of power.
noun
authority; power within one's scope of duty
neutralRefers to the legitimate right or ability to make decisions and take action within a specific role or position.
Dǒng董
shì事
zhǎng长
yǒu有
quán权
lì力
pī批
zhǔn准
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
The chairman has the authority to approve this project.
Xíng行
shǐ使
dà大
huì会
zhǔ主
xí席
de的
quán权
lì力
。
Exercise the authority of the conference chairperson.
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Nǐ你
de的
quán权
lì力
yǒu有
xiàn限
，
bù不
néng能
shàn擅
zì自
jué决
dìng定
。
Your authority is limited; you cannot make decisions on your own.
Jīng经
lǐ理
jiāng将
bù部
fèn分
quán权
lì力
xià下
fàng放
gěi给
le了
bù部
mén门
zhǔ主
guǎn管
。
The manager delegated some authority to the department heads.