实权

實權

shíquán

noun #25,736

Meanings

1 real power
2 actual authority
3 effective control

Characters

real, actual, solid

power, authority, right

Examples

他虽然有头衔，但没有实权。

Tā suīrán yǒu tóuxián, dàn méiyǒu shíquán.

Although he has a title, he has no real power.

掌握实权的人才能推动真正的改变。

Zhǎngwò shíquán de rén cái néng tuīdòng zhēnzhèng de gǎibiàn.

Only those who hold real power can drive genuine change.

Tips

usage

实权 contrasts with 虚职 (xūzhí, nominal position) or 名义 (míngyì, in name only). A person can hold a title without 实权, or vice versa.

Stroke Order

实 shí

权 quán