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权
quán
Main
English Definitionauthority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script权
Traditional Script權
Pinyinquán
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)kyun4
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
权利quánlìright (i.e. an entitlement to something); (classical) power and wealth
权力quánlìpower; authority
权益quányìrights; interests; rights and benefits
权威quánwēiauthority; authoritative; power and prestige
权证quánzhèngwarrant (finance)
Words With Same Tail Word    
人权rénquánhuman rights
政权zhèngquánregime; political power
主权zhǔquánsovereignty
弃权qìquánto abstain from voting; to forfeit; to waive one's right to vote; to abdicate
特权tèquánprerogative; privilege; privileged
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