大权

大權
dàquán
  1. power
  2. authority

CEDICT

great power or authority

Wiktionary

重大或支配的权力。

重編國語辭典

重大或支配的权力

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
2 权 quán
  1. authority
  2. power
  3. right
  4. (literary) to weigh
  5. expedient
  6. temporary

Containing this entry

大权在握 dàquánzàiwò to be in a position of power
生杀大权 shēngshādàquán
  1. life-and-death power
  2. ultimate power
大权独揽 dàquándúlǎn
独揽大权 dúlǎndàquán
大权旁落 dàquánpángluò

Related entries

力 lì
  1. power
  2. force
  3. strength
  4. ability
  5. strenuously
能够出一份力太好了。

I'm glad I could be of service.

I'm glad I could help you.

I'm glad I could help.

I'm glad I was able to help.

I'm glad that I was able to help.

I'm glad I could help out.

Source: Tatoeba

功率 gōnglǜ power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
势 shì
  1. power
  2. influence
  3. potential
  4. momentum
  5. tendency
  6. trend
  7. situation
  8. conditions
  9. outward appearance
  10. sign
  11. gesture
  12. male genitals
昨晚雨勢很大。

We had a heavy rainfall last night.

Source: Tatoeba

势力 shìli
  1. power
  2. influence
  3. a force (military, political etc)
党为自己的利益追求势力。我们对别人不体贴；我们只追求势力。

The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power.

Source: Tatoeba

势头 shìtóu
  1. power
  2. momentum
  3. tendency
  4. impetus
  5. situation
  6. the look of things
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