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豁免权 (huò miǎn quán) — diplomatic immunity

Definition

A formal noun for the legal right to be exempt from something — most commonly seen as diplomatic immunity (外交豁免权). Use it for legal or political contexts, not casual speech.

noun
diplomatic immunity

Examples

  • 豁免权。
    Nà wèi wài jiāo guān xiǎng yǒu huò miǎn quán.
    That diplomat enjoys diplomatic immunity.
  • 豁免权。
    Dōng dào guó kě yǐ fàng qì huò miǎn quán.
    The host country can waive diplomatic immunity.
  • 豁免权。
    Tā yīn wèi méi yǒu rèn hé huò miǎn quán ér bèi dài bǔ le.
    He was arrested because he had no immunity.

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.

豁免exempt
豁huōrelease免miǎnexempt
联合Coordinate
权quánright

豁免 (to exempt) specifies the kind of 权 (right), giving the right to be exempt.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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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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