权势
quán shì
Pinyin

Definition

权势
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quán shì
  1. power
  2. influence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人权
rén quán
  1. 1 human rights
优势
yōu shì
  1. 1 superiority
  2. 2 dominance
  3. 3 advantage
势
shì
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 influence
  3. 3 potential
  4. 4 momentum
  5. 5 tendency
  6. 6 trend
  7. 7 situation
  8. 8 conditions
  9. 9 outward appearance
  10. 10 sign
  11. 11 gesture
  12. 12 male genitals
势力
shì li
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 (ability to) influence
姿势
zī shì
  1. 1 posture
  2. 2 position
弱势
ruò shì
  1. 1 vulnerable
  2. 2 weak
强势
qiáng shì
  1. 1 strong
  2. 2 powerful
  3. 3 (linguistics) emphatic
  4. 4 intensive
形势
xíng shì
  1. 1 circumstances
  2. 2 situation
  3. 3 terrain
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
手势
shǒu shì
  1. 1 gesture
  2. 2 sign
  3. 3 signal
授权
shòu quán
  1. 1 to authorize
权
Quán
  1. 1 surname Quan
权利
quán lì
  1. 1 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
  2. 2 (classical) power and wealth
权力
quán lì
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 authority
权威
quán wēi
  1. 1 authority
  2. 2 authoritative
  3. 3 power and prestige
气势
qì shì
  1. 1 imposing manner
  2. 2 loftiness
  3. 3 grandeur
  4. 4 energetic looks
  5. 5 vigor
特权
tè quán
  1. 1 prerogative
  2. 2 privilege
  3. 3 privileged
走势
zǒu shì
  1. 1 tendency
  2. 2 trend
  3. 3 path
趋势
qū shì
  1. 1 trend
  2. 2 tendency
运势
yùn shì
  1. 1 horoscope
  2. 2 one's fortune
主动权
zhǔ dòng quán
  1. 1 initiative (as in "seize the initiative")
  2. 2 advantageous position that allows one to call the shots

Idioms (20)

不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén
  1. 1 to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
  2. 2 to kick people around
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
  1. 1 to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
  1. 1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
  1. 1 to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
  2. 2 to surrender territory under humiliating terms
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
  1. 1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì
  1. 1 rich and powerful (idiom)
权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè
  1. 1 stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
  2. 2 makeshift plan
  3. 3 interim step

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