权变
quán biàn
Pinyin

Definition

权变
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quán biàn
  1. to do whatever is expedient

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
变
biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to become different
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 rebellion
变化
biàn huà
  1. 1 change
  2. 2 variation
  3. 3 to change
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
变得
biàn de
  1. 1 to become
变态
biàn tài
  1. 1 to metamorphose (biology)
  2. 2 abnormal
  3. 3 perverted
  4. 4 hentai
  5. 5 (slang) pervert
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
主权
zhǔ quán
  1. 1 sovereignty
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
人权
rén quán
  1. 1 human rights
使用权
shǐ yòng quán
  1. 1 usage rights
侵权
qīn quán
  1. 1 to infringe the rights of
  2. 2 to violate
  3. 3 infringement
债权人
zhài quán rén
  1. 1 creditor
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
大变
dà biàn
  1. 1 huge changes
孙权
Sūn Quán
  1. 1 Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
应变
yìng biàn
  1. 1 to meet a contingency
  2. 2 to adapt oneself to changes
授权
shòu quán
  1. 1 to authorize
政权
zhèng quán
  1. 1 regime
  2. 2 political power

Idioms (20)

一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
  1. 1 to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
  1. 1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
  1. 1 to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
  2. 2 to surrender territory under humiliating terms
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
  1. 1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè
  1. 1 stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
  2. 2 makeshift plan
  3. 3 interim step
权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì
  1. 1 plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
  2. 2 makeshift stratagem
  3. 3 interim step
权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
  1. 1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì
  1. 1 scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
  1. 1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn
  1. 1 when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
  1. 1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
  2. 2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

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