权杖 (quán zhàng) — staff of authority (as carried by political or religious leaders); mace

Definition

Examples

• 国王在仪式上手持权杖，显得非常威严。
  Guó wáng zài yí shì shàng shǒu chí quán zhàng, xiǎn de fēi cháng wēi yán.
  The king held the scepter at the ceremony, looking very majestic.
• 在宗教仪式中，领袖举起权杖为人们祝福。
  Zài zōng jiào yí shì zhōng, lǐng xiù jǔ qǐ quán zhàng wèi rén men zhù fú.
  In the religious ceremony, the leader raised the staff of authority to bless the people.
• 博物馆的展览中有一根古代权杖，上面刻有精美的图案。
  Bó wù guǎn de zhǎn lǎn zhōng yǒu yì gēn gǔ dài quán zhàng, shàng miàn kè yǒu jīng měi de tú àn.
  In the museum's exhibition, there is an ancient mace with exquisite patterns carved on it.