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权利

quán lì

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 權利

What 权利 means

1. right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
2. (classical) power and wealth

The characters in 权利

• 权quánauthority; power; right
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage

Example sentences

• 保留一切权利。
  All rights reserved.
• 我没有权利干涉。
  I had no right to interfere.
• 我们知道我们的权利。
  We know our rights.
• 在权利斗争中，非友即敌。
  In a struggle of power, if you aren't with us, you're against us.
• 他应该有权利去自己做决定。
  Tā yīnggāi yǒuquán lì qù zìjǐ zuò juédìng.
  He should have the right to decide for himself.
• 所有人都有享有国籍的权利。
  Everyone has the right to a nationality.

Words starting with 权利

• 权利人quán lì rén(law) rightholder; party entitled to a legal right (e.g. to property, copyright etc)
• 权利法案quán lì fǎ ànbill of rights
• 权利要求quán lì yāo qiúclaim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
• 权利声明quán lì shēng míngcopyright statement

Words containing 权利

• 公民权利gōng mín quán lìcivil rights
• 儿童权利公约ér tóng quán lì gōng yuēConvention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
• 经济社会及文化权利国际公约jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuēInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
• 公民权利和政治权利国际公约gōng mín quán lì hé zhèng zhì quán lì guó jì gōng yuēInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

Sounds the same

Read quán lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 权力power; authority
• 全力with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort)