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侵权 (qīn quán) — to infringe (rights); to violate (rights)

Definition

侵权 is to infringe a specific right (IP, copyright, personal rights). Use it when the violation targets a recognized right; 违反 is broader (laws, rules, agreements).

verb
to infringe (rights)to violate (rights)

Examples

  • 侵权。
    Wèi jīng xǔ kě shǐ yòng bié rén de zuò pǐn huì qīn quán.
    Using others' work without permission constitutes infringement.
  • 侵权。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī yīn qīn quán bèi qǐ sù le.
    This company was sued for infringement.
  • 侵权。
    Qīn fàn tā rén bǎn quán jiù shì qīn quán.
    Infringing others' copyright is an infringement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

侵qīninfringe
权quánrights

侵 infringes and 权 rights, giving the sense of violating rights.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

侵 combines 人 (person), 帚 (broom), and 又 (hand) into the image of a person with a broom in hand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 權; 权 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn權quán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 權 shows 木, a tree, with 雚 giving the sound; it named a kind of tree and was used for a standard weight. The simplified 权 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Rights & CitizenshipLaw & Justice

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