篡位 (cuàn wèi) — to usurp the throne; (by extension) to seize power unlawfully; (v.o.) separable verb: 篡…位

Definition

Examples

• 历史上有很多人想要篡位，但成功的人很少。
  Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō rén xiǎng yào cuàn wèi, dàn chéng gōng de rén hěn shǎo.
  In history, many people wanted to usurp the throne, but few succeeded.
• 他勾结大臣，最终篡了皇帝的位。
  Tā gōu jié dà chén, zuì zhōng cuàn le huáng dì de wèi.
  He colluded with high officials and eventually usurped the emperor's throne.
• 公司内部有人试图篡位，让管理层很不满。
  Gōng sī nèi bù yǒu rén shì tú cuàn wèi, ràng guǎn lǐ céng hěn bù mǎn.
  Someone inside the company tried to seize power, which made management very unhappy.