经营权 (jīng yíng quán) — right to manage; managerial authority; power of operation

Definition

A legal/business term for the right to manage or operate an asset (a project, road, company). Usually paired with verbs like 获得, 转让, or 特许 — distinct from 管理权, which is broader internal authority.

noun
right to managemanagerial authoritypower of operation
Measure word · 项

Examples

  • 经营权。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī chéng gōng huò dé le gāi xiàng mù dì jīng yíng quán.
    This company successfully obtained the management rights for the project.
  • 经营权。
    Zhèng fǔ jué dìng jiāng gāo sù gōng lù de jīng yíng quán zhuǎn ràng gěi sī yíng qǐ yè.
    The government decided to transfer the management rights of the highway to private enterprises.
  • 经营权。
    Tè xǔ jīng yíng quán shì lián suǒ jīng yíng de hé xīn.
    Franchise management rights are the core of chain operations.

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.

经营manage and operate
经jīngmanage营yíngoperate
联合Side by side
权quánright

经 and 营 both refer to managing or operating, and 权 is a right, so it is the right to manage.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宮宮gōngpalace
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng營yíng
Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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 →

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