权

Authority in Chinese: 权 (quán)

quán

authority

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 權1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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权

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩㄢˊ

quán

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

权

Simplified

權

Traditional

Example sentences

See 权 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他认为自己有权知道事情的真相。

    tā rèn wéi zì jǐ yǒu quán zhī dào shì qíng de zhēn xiàng。

    He believes he has the right to know the truth of the matter.

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Related words

权力

quán lì

power

权利

quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

人权

rén quán

human rights

政权

zhèng quán

regime

侵权

qīn quán

to infringe the rights of

权衡

quán héng

to consider

权威

quán wēi

authority

权益

quán yì

rights

授权

shòu quán

to authorize

特权

tè quán

prerogative

职权

zhí quán

authority

主权

zhǔ quán

sovereignty

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