当权

當權
dāngquán
to hold power

CEDICT

to hold power

Wiktionary

掌权得势。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 当 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=1 当 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
2 权 quán
  1. authority
  2. power
  3. right
  4. (literary) to weigh
  5. expedient
  6. temporary

Containing this entry

当权派 dāngquánpài persons or faction in authority
当权者 dāngquánzhě
  1. ruler
  2. those in power
  3. the authorities

Related entries

执政 zhízhèng
  1. to hold power
  2. in office
柄权 bǐngquán to hold power
当政 dāngzhèng
  1. to come to power
  2. to hold power
  3. in office
当道 dāngdào
  1. in the middle of the road
  2. to be in the way
  3. to hold power
  4. (fig.) to predominate
  5. to be in vogue