管理权 (guǎn lǐ quán) — administrative right; authority to manage

Definition

noun
administrative rightauthority to manage
Measure word · 项

Examples

  • 管理权。
    Dǒng shì huì jué dìng shōu huí tā de guǎn lǐ quán.
    The board of directors decided to revoke his administrative rights.
  • 管理权？
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de guǎn lǐ quán guī nǎ ge bù mén?
    Which department has the authority to manage this project?
  • 管理权。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài chóng xīn fēn pèi guǎn lǐ quán.
    The company is reassigning the management authority.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

管理manage
管guǎnmanage理lǐmanage
联合Side by side
权quánright

管 and 理 both mean manage, and 权 adds the idea of authority or right.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ理lǐ
Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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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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