权力

Meaning(noun)

power; authority

Examples

• 经理有权力决定这件事。

  jīng lǐ yǒu quán lì jué dìng zhè jiàn shì.

  The manager has the authority to decide this.

• 不能滥用权力。

  bù néng làn yòng quán lì.

  Power must not be abused.

• 他手里的权力很大。

  tā shǒu lǐ de quán lì hěn dà.

  He holds a lot of power.

Easily confused

• 权利 — Both quánlì: 权利 is a right (of citizens); 权力 is power or authority.

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