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权益 (quán yì) — rights and interests (as a combined legal/political/social concept)

Definition

权益 (quányì) pairs a legal right with the interest or benefit it brings — broader than 权利, which is just the right itself. Often collocates with 维护 and 保障, and contrasts with concrete subsets like 人身 and 产权.

noun
rights and interests (as a combined legal/political/social concept)

Examples

  • 权益。
    Zhè bù fǎ lǜ zhuān mén bǎo hù ér tóng quán yì.
    This law specifically protects children's rights and interests.
  • 权益。
    Xiāo fèi zhě xié huì bāng zhù wéi hù gù kè de quán yì.
    The consumer association helps safeguard customers' rights and interests.
  • 权益。
    Yuán gōng yǒu quán yāo qiú gōng sī bǎo zhàng zì jǐ de quán yì.
    Employees have the right to demand that the company protect their rights and interests.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

权quánrights
益yìbenefits

“权” and “益” stand together for rights and benefits, forming a combined concept.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 权 →

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

益 puts 水 (water) above 皿 (a vessel), originally showing water overflowing the vessel.

Open 益 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Rights & Citizenship

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