有权

有權

yǒuquán

verb #66,836

Meanings

1 to have the right to
2 to be entitled to
3 to have power

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他是公司里最有权的人。

Tā shì gōngsī lǐ zuì yǒuquán de rén.

He is the most powerful person in the company.

HSK 6

每个公民都有权投票。

Měi ge gōngmín dōu yǒuquán tóupiào.

Every citizen has the right to vote.

Tips

grammar

Before a verb it means 'to have the right to': 有权拒绝 'to have the right to refuse'. The negative is 无权 'to have no right to'. Without a verb it means 'powerful', as in 有权有势 'powerful and influential'.

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

权 quán