优先权 (yōu xiān quán) — priority; preferential right (e.g., in queue, application, or legal context)

Definition

Examples

• 在申请大学时，退伍军人有优先权。
  Zài shēn qǐng dà xué shí, tuì wǔ jūn rén yǒu yōu xiān quán.
  Veterans have priority when applying to universities.
• 这趟航班为商务舱乘客提供登机优先权。
  Zhè tàng háng bān wèi shāng wù cāng chéng kè tí gōng dēng jī yōu xiān quán.
  This flight offers boarding priority for business-class passengers.
• 在专利法中，首次申请者享有优先权。
  Zài zhuān lì fǎ zhōng, shǒu cì shēn qǐng zhě xiǎng yǒu yōu xiān quán.
  In patent law, the first applicant enjoys priority.