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quán
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. authority
  2. 2. power
  3. 3. right
  4. 4. (literary) to weigh
  5. 5. expedient
  6. 6. temporary

Words Containing 权

权柄
quán bǐng

authority

中国人权民运信息中心
zhōng guó rén quán mín yùn xìn xī zhōng xīn

Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong

权证
quán zhèng

warrant (finance)

授权
shòu quán

to authorize

名称权
míng chēng quán

copyright

自治权
zì zhì quán

the right to autonomy

债权国
zhài quán guó

creditor country

权变理论
quán biàn lǐ lùn

contingency theory (theory of leadership)

权力的游戏
quán lì de yóu xì

Game of Thrones (TV series)

分权制衡
fēn quán zhì héng

separation of powers for checks and balances

财产权
cái chǎn quán

property rights

股权
gǔ quán

equity shares

抚养权
fǔ yǎng quán

custody (of a child etc)

优先认股权
yōu xiān rèn gǔ quán

preemptive right (in share issue)

特权
tè quán

prerogative

权贵
quán guì

influential officials

事权
shì quán

position

主动权
zhǔ dòng quán

initiative (as in \seize the initiative\)

权威性
quán wēi xìng

authoritative

越权
yuè quán

to go beyond one's authority

威权
wēi quán

authority

全权
quán quán

full powers

杯酒释兵权
bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán

to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups

大权
dà quán

power

权力斗争
quán lì dòu zhēng

power struggle

宗主权
zōng zhǔ quán

suzerainty

中央集权
zhōng yāng jí quán

centralized state power

民权县
mín quán xiàn

Minquan county in Shangqiu 商丘[shāng qiū], Henan

不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán

not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence

祭司权术
jì sī quán shù

priestcraft

极权
jí quán

totalitarian

至高统治权
zhì gāo tǒng zhì quán

supreme power

权充
quán chōng

to act temporarily as

通权达变
tōng quán dá biàn

to adapt to circumstances

支配权
zhī pèi quán

authority to dispose of sth

权能
quán néng

power

被选举权
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán

the right to be elected

专权
zhuān quán

autocracy

归属权
guī shǔ quán

right of attribution

弃权
qì quán

to waive a right

萨哈罗夫人权奖
sà hǎ luó fū rén quán jiǎng

the EU Sakharov Human Rights Prize

实权
shí quán

real power; genuine power

智慧产权
zhì huì chǎn quán

intellectual property

权利法案
quán lì fǎ àn

bill of rights

审判权
shěn pàn quán

jurisdiction

权衡
quán héng

to consider

民权
mín quán

Minquan county in Shangqiu 商丘[shāng qiū], Henan

争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

侵权行为
qīn quán xíng wéi

tort; infringement (of sb's rights)

人权法
rén quán fǎ

Human Rights law (Hong Kong)

授权令
shòu quán lìng

warrant (law)

经济社会及文化权利国际公约
jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuē

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

篡权
cuàn quán

to usurp power

公民权
gōng mín quán

civil rights

左权县
zuǒ quán xiàn

Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

数字版权管理
shù zì bǎn quán guǎn lǐ

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

全权代表
quán quán dài biǎo

a plenipotentiary (representative)

人权
rén quán

human rights

财权
cái quán

property ownership or right

女子参政权
nǚ zǐ cān zhèng quán

women's suffrage

傀儡政权
kuǐ lěi zhèng quán

puppet state

产权
chǎn quán

property right

外交特权
wài jiāo tè quán

diplomatic immunity

债权人
zhài quán rén

creditor

权力
quán lì

power

霸权
bà quán

hegemony

全权大使
quán quán dà shǐ

plenipotentiary ambassador

超额配股权
chāo é pèi gǔ quán

an oversubscribed share

政权真空
zhèng quán zhēn kōng

power vacuum

主权
zhǔ quán

sovereignty

有权
yǒu quán

to have the right to

著作权
zhù zuò quán

copyright

王权
wáng quán

royalty

利权
lì quán

economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)

居留权
jū liú quán

right of abode (law)

集权
jí quán

centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party

无权
wú quán

to have no right

人权斗士
rén quán dòu shì

a human rights activist

滥权
làn quán

abuse of authority

权谋
quán móu

trickery

投票权
tóu piào quán

suffrage

儿童权利公约
ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

神权
shén quán

divine right (of kings)

极权主义
jí quán zhǔ yì

totalitarianism

普选权
pǔ xuǎn quán

universal suffrage

受法律保护权
shòu fǎ lǜ bǎo hù quán

right to protection by law (law)

加权平均
jiā quán píng jūn

weighted average

中央专制集权
zhōng yāng zhuān zhì jí quán

centralized autocratic rule

煽动颠覆国家政权
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zhèng quán

incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)

权利要求
quán lì yāo qiú

claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)

权杖
quán zhàng

scepter

权时
quán shí

(literary) temporarily

权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì

to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)

以权压法
yǐ quán yā fǎ

to abuse power to crush the law

豁免权
huò miǎn quán

immunity from prosecution

酌处权
zhuó chǔ quán

discretion

权钥
quán yào

keys of authority

债权
zhài quán

creditor's rights (law)

三权鼎立
sān quán dǐng lì

separation of powers

天权
tiān quán

delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

孙权
sūn quán

Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[wú] in the Three Kingdoms period

司法权
sī fǎ quán

jurisdiction

主导权
zhǔ dǎo quán

leadership (role)

选举权
xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì

to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing

大权在握
dà quán zài wò

to be in a position of power

窃权
qiè quán

to usurp authority

斟酌决定权
zhēn zhuó jué dìng quán

discretionary power

权术
quán shù

art of politics

专利权
zhuān lì quán

patent right

当权派
dāng quán pài

persons or faction in authority

受权
shòu quán

authorized

强权
qiáng quán

power

萨哈诺夫人权奖
sà hǎ nuò fū rén quán jiǎng

the EU Sakharov prize for human rights

维权
wéi quán

to defend (legal) rights

拥有权
yōng yǒu quán

right of ownership

人权观察
rén quán guān chá

Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

控制权
kòng zhì quán

control (as in \to win control\)

三权分立
sān quán fēn lì

separation of powers

柳公权
liǔ gōng quán

Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher

皇权
huáng quán

imperial power

永久居留权
yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán

permanent residency

不逮捕特权
bù dài bǔ tè quán

the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee

巴勒斯坦民族权力机构
bā lè sī tǎn mín zú quán lì jī gòu

Palestinian National Authority

具有主权
jù yǒu zhǔ quán

sovereign

参政权
cān zhèng quán

suffrage

行政权
xíng zhèng quán

administrative authority

生杀大权
shēng shā dà quán

life-and-death power

版权
bǎn quán

copyright

权益
quán yì

rights

权利
quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

有权势者
yǒu quán shì zhě

person in power

公平审判权
gōng píng shěn pàn quán

the right to a fair trial

行使职权
xíng shǐ zhí quán

to exercise power

放权
fàng quán

to delegate power; to decentralize authority

国际人权标准
guó jì rén quán biāo zhǔn

international human rights norms

公民权利和政治权利国际公约
gōng mín quán lì hé zhèng zhì quán lì guó jì gōng yuē

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

特许权
tè xǔ quán

patent

揽权
lǎn quán

to concentrate power in one's own hands

对世权
duì shì quán

(law) absolute rights

隐私权
yǐn sī quán

privacy right

自由选择权
zì yóu xuǎn zé quán

free agency

曾荫权
zēng yìn quán

Sir Donald Tsang or Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944-)

滥用权力
làn yòng quán lì

abuse of power

所有权
suǒ yǒu quán

ownership

掌权
zhǎng quán

to wield (political etc) power

父权制
fù quán zhì

patriarchy

权威
quán wēi

authority

作者权
zuò zhě quán

copyright

版权所有
bǎn quán suǒ yǒu

all rights reserved (copyright statement)

权限
quán xiàn

scope of authority

探视权
tàn shì quán

visitation rights (law)

加权
jiā quán

(math.) to weight

兵权
bīng quán

military leadership

继承权
jì chéng quán

right of inheritance

外交豁免权
wài jiāo huò miǎn quán

diplomatic immunity

自主权
zì zhǔ quán

ability to make one's own decisions

权当
quán dāng

to act as if

民权主义
mín quán zhǔ yì

democracy

以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

不可侵犯权
bù kě qīn fàn quán

inviolability

特别提款权
tè bié tí kuǎn quán

special drawing rights (SDR), international currency of the IMF

权位
quán wèi

power and position (politics)

绝对权
jué duì quán

(law) absolute rights

中国人权组织
zhōng guó rén quán zǔ zhī

Human Rights in China (New York-based expatriate PRC organization)

表决权
biǎo jué quán

right to vote

知识产权
zhī shi chǎn quán

intellectual property rights (law)

五权宪法
wǔ quán xiàn fǎ

Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

治外法权
zhì wài fǎ quán

diplomatic immunity

权游
quán yóu

Game of Thrones (TV series)

神权政治
shén quán zhèng zhì

theocracy

权界
quán jiè

extent of one's rights

左权
zuǒ quán

Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

否决权
fǒu jué quán

veto power

权宜
quán yí

expedient

女权
nǚ quán

women's rights

侵权
qīn quán

to infringe the rights of

统治权
tǒng zhì quán

sovereignty

人身权
rén shēn quán

one's personal rights

职权
zhí quán

authority

母权制
mǔ quán zhì

matriarchy

指数期权
zhǐ shù qī quán

index options

权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè

stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure

丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó

to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)

人民基本权利
rén mín jī běn quán lì

fundamental civil rights

平权措施
píng quán cuò shī

affirmative action

平权
píng quán

equal rights

使用权
shǐ yòng quán

usage rights

权且
quán qiě

temporarily

生有权
shēng yǒu quán

birthright

话语权
huà yǔ quán

ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout

北京产权交易所
běi jīng chǎn quán jiāo yì suǒ

China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)

当权者
dāng quán zhě

ruler

滥用职权
làn yòng zhí quán

abuse of power

航权
háng quán

air rights

发言权
fā yán quán

the right of speech

优先承购权
yōu xiān chéng gòu quán

prior purchase right

权利声明
quán lì shēng míng

copyright statement

有权威
yǒu quán wēi

authoritative

权舆
quán yú

to sprout

权欲熏心
quán yù xūn xīn

obsessed by a craving for power

主办权
zhǔ bàn quán

the right to host (an international meeting)

有选举权
yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán

constituent

期权
qī quán

(finance) option

世界知识产权组织
shì jiè zhī shí chǎn quán zǔ zhī

World Intellectual Property Organization

族权
zú quán

clan authority

权势
quán shì

power

神权统治
shén quán tǒng zhì

theocracy

主权国家
zhǔ quán guó jiā

sovereign country

权重
quán zhòng

weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)

分权
fēn quán

separation of powers

公民权利
gōng mín quán lì

civil rights

擅权
shàn quán

to arrogate power

监护权
jiān hù quán

custody (of a child)

夺权
duó quán

to seize power

世界人权宣言
shì jiè rén quán xuān yán

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì

plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure

霸权主义
bà quán zhǔ yì

hegemonism

以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ

to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior

维权人士
wéi quán rén shì

civil rights activist

君权
jūn quán

monarchical power

权变
quán biàn

to do whatever is expedient

政权
zhèng quán

regime

权力纷争
quán lì fēn zhēng

power struggle

领导权
lǐng dǎo quán

leadership authority

教权
jiào quán

religious rule

女权主义
nǚ quán zhǔ yì

feminism

授权范围
shòu quán fàn wéi

scope of authority