权 (quán) — power; authority; right (legal or moral entitlement); (adverb, literary) temporarily; for the time being; as an expedient
Definition
权 is a literary abbreviation for 权利 ('right') and 权力 ('power') — it rarely stands alone in modern speech. The adverb sense ('temporarily, for now') is formal/written; 暂时 or 临时 are the everyday choices.
powerauthorityright (legal or moral entitlement)(adverb, literary) temporarilyfor the time beingas an expedient
Examples
- 。Fǎ lǜ bǎo zhàng měi gè rén de hé fǎ quán yì.The law protects everyone's lawful rights and interests.
- 。Zǒng jīng lǐ xiǎng bǎ gèng duō quán lì jiāo gěi bù mén jīng lǐ.The general manager wants to delegate more power to department managers.
- ，权，。Jì rán méi yǒu piào, nǐ jiù quán dāng lái wǎn le, xià cì zǎo diǎn lái.Since there's no ticket, just consider it as arriving late, and come earlier next time.
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