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弃权

qì quán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 棄權

弃权 (qì quán) means "to waive a right; to abstain (from voting); to forfeit (a game); to voluntarily withdraw from a match". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 弃权 means

1. to waive a right
2. to abstain (from voting)
3. sportsto forfeit (a game); to voluntarily withdraw from a match

The characters in 弃权

• 弃qìto abandon; to relinquish; to discard
• 权quánauthority; power; right

Example sentences

• 汤姆投票弃权。
  Tāngmǔ tóupiào qìquán.
  Tom abstained from voting.
• 13% 弃权。
  Thirteen percent were undecided.
• 13% 最终弃权。
  Thirteen percent remain undecided.

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