篡权 (cuàn quán) — to usurp power (usually by illegitimate means in a political context)

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Exemplos

• 他企图篡权，但失败了。
  Tā qǐ tú cuàn quán, dàn shī bài le.
  He attempted to usurp power but failed.
• 他篡了权，成了独裁者。
  Tā cuàn le quán, chéng le dú cái zhě.
  He usurped power and became a dictator.
• 历史上有人篡过权，但都失败了。
  Lì shǐ shàng yǒu rén cuàn guò quán, dàn dōu shī bài le.
  In history, some people have usurped power, but they all failed.