权 (權)
quán
Pinyin

Definition

权 (權)
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quán
  1. authority
  2. power
  3. right
  4. (literary) to weigh
  5. expedient
  6. temporary
权 (權)
 - 
Quán
  1. surname Quan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主权
zhǔ quán
  1. 1 sovereignty
人权
rén quán
  1. 1 human rights
授权
shòu quán
  1. 1 to authorize
权
Quán
  1. 1 surname Quan
权利
quán lì
  1. 1 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
  2. 2 (classical) power and wealth

Idioms (9)

不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
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.
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
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
  1. 1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing

Sample Sentences

两害相权取其轻。
liǎng hài xiāng quán qǔ qí qīng 。
Choose the lesser of two evils.
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是的，拿代理孕母的自主权来说，女性主义者向来希望代孕合法化，她们强调女性身体的完全自主权，她们认为女性无论是出于何种目的，都可以依照自己的主权与想法，作出她自主的选择，包括担任代理孕母。
shì de ，ná dàilǐyùnmǔ de zìzhǔquán láishuō ，nǚxìngzhǔyì zhě xiànglái xīwàng dàiyùn héfǎhuà ，tāmen qiángdiào nǚxìng shēntǐ de wánquán zìzhǔquán ，tāmen rènwéi nǚxìng wúlún shì chūyú hézhǒng mùdì ，dōu kěyǐ yīzhào zìjǐ de zhǔ quán yǔ xiǎngfǎ ，zuò chū tā zìzhǔ de xuǎnzé ，bāokuò dānrèn dàilǐyùnmǔ 。
Yeah, in terms of the power of the surrogates to make decisions about their own lives, feminists have always hoped for the legalization of surrogacy. They emphasize the complete autonomy that women should have in making decisions about their own body. They think that, for whatever objective, women should be able to make their own autonomous choices on the basis of their own thinking, including choosing to be a surrogate mother.
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哦，真是糟糕，那谁有权决定要不要把孩子生下来呢？
ò ，zhēn shì zāogāo ，nà shéi yǒuquán juédìng yào bù yào bǎ háizi shēngxiàlai ne ？
Oh, how awful. So who had the power to decide whether to give birth to the child?
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简直不可置信！这样代理孕母不就得承担起照顾盖米的责任？太不公平了！等于代理孕母的权利完全得不到保障！
jiǎnzhí bù kě zhì xìn ！zhèyàng dàilǐyùnmǔ bù jiù děi chéngdān qǐ zhàogu Gàimǐ de zérèn ？tài bù gōngpíng le ！děngyú dàilǐyùnmǔ de quánlì wánquán débudào bǎozhàng ！
That's simply unbelieveable! Doesn't that just mean that the surrogate mother has to take responsibility for looking after Gammy? That's really not fair! It means that the rights of the surrogate mother aren't protected at all!
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这第一类嘛，就是老虎型老板，他们喜欢权威，爱听吹捧。所以你就该说，“老板，您给的指示超牛逼，我按照您的指示延伸了一下，您看？”相信我，老板会立马同意你的一切提议，毕竟，谁会打自己的脸呢？
zhè dì yī lèi ma ，jiùshì lǎohǔ xíng lǎobǎn ，tāmen xǐhuan quánwēi ，ài tīng chuīpěng 。suǒyǐ nǐ jiù gāi shuō ，“lǎobǎn ，nín gěi de zhǐshì chāo niúbī ，wǒ ànzhào nín de zhǐshì yánshēn le yīxià ，nín kàn ？”xiāngxìn wǒ ，lǎobǎn huì lìmǎ tóngyì nǐ de yīqiè tíyì ，bìjìng ，shéi huì dǎ zìjǐ de liǎn ne ？
This first category is - The Tiger. They like authority and love to be flattered. So you should say, "Boss, It's so awesome to have your guidance, and I have worked on taking your instructions further, you see?" Believe me, your boss will immediately accept your initial proposal, given that no-one will want to make a fool of themselves, would they?
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可不是吗？简单总结就是：钱少事多离家远，位低权轻责任重。
kěbushì ma ？jiǎndān zǒngjié jiùshì ：qián shǎo shì duō lí jiā yuǎn ，wèi dī quán qīng zérèn zhòng 。
Isn't it just? Summing it up, it pays peanuts, you have to do everything, it's really far away, my position was low, I had no power but with all the responsibility.
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日本奥林匹克委员会主席竹田恒和19日说，他今年6月任期结束时会卸任，不寻求连任，同时辞去国际奥委会委员职务。竹田涉嫌行贿、换取东京奥运会承办权，遭法国检察机关调查。
Rìběn Àolínpǐkè wěiyuánhuì zhǔxí zhútiánhéng hé rì shuō ，tā jīnnián yuè rènqī jiéshù shí huì xièrèn ，bù xúnqiú liánrèn ，tóngshí cíqù GuójìÀowěihuì wěiyuán zhíwù 。Zhútián shèxián xínghuì 、huànqǔ Dōngjīng Àoyùnhuì chéngbànquán ，zāo Fǎguó jiǎnchá jīguān diàochá 。
Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda said on the 19th that he will step down at the end of his term of office in June this year and will not seek re-election. He will also resign as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Tsunekazu Takeda was suspected of bribery in exchange for the right to host the Tokyo Olympics and was investigated by the French prosecutors.
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白宫在9日发布的新闻公告中说：“唐纳德·特朗普总统和沙特王储穆罕默德的对话富有成果。他们磋商了沙特在确保中东稳定、维持对伊朗极限施压和人权问题方面重要性的内容。”
Báigōng zài rì fābù de xīnwén gōnggào zhōng shuō ：“Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng hé Shātè wángchǔ Mùhǎnmòdé de duìhuà fùyǒu chéngguǒ 。tāmen cuōshāng le Shātè zài quèbǎo Zhōngdōng wěndìng 、wéichí duì Yīlǎng jíxiàn shīyā hé rénquán wèntí fāngmiàn zhòngyàoxìng de nèiróng 。”
The White House said in a press release on the 9th: "The dialogue between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad was fruitful. They discussed Saudi Arabia's importance in ensuring stability in the Middle East and maintaining pressure on Iran and human rights. ""
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近几年来，网络消费发展迅猛，微商就是其中的典型代表，同时也成为消费者权益受损的重灾区。
jìnjǐniánlái ，Wǎngluò xiāofèi fāzhǎn xùnměng ，wēishāng jiùshì qízhōng de diǎnxíng dàibiǎo ，tóngshí yě chéngwéi xiāofèizhě quányì shòusǔn de zhòngzāiqū 。
In recent years, online spending has developed rapidly. Micro-business is a typical example of this development but at the same time it has also become the hardest hit group for consumer rights and interests.
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电商法实施后，微商作为电子商务经营者在法律上被明确，相应地就要承担起对应的义务与责任，这将为消费者维权提供有力的法律依据。
diànshāngfǎ shíshī hòu ，wēishāng zuòwéi diànzǐshāngwù jīngyíngzhě zài fǎlǜ shàng bèi míngquè ，xiāngyìng de jiùyào chéngdān qǐ duìyìng de yìwù yǔ zérèn ，zhè jiāng wèi xiāofèizhě wéiquán tígōng yǒulì de fǎlǜyījù 。
After the implementation of the E-commerce Law, WeChat sellers are clearly defined as an e-commerce operator in law, and correspondingly it must assume corresponding obligations and responsibilities, which will provide a strong legal basis for consumer rights protection.
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