权术

權術
quánshù
noun #45,246

Meanings

  1. 1 political maneuvering
  2. 2 art of power / political tricks
  3. 3 underhand tactics

Examples

Tā wánnòng quánshù, páijǐ tóngshì.
He plays political games and squeezes out his colleagues.
Gōngsī gāocéng de quánshù dòuzhēng cóng wèi tíngzhǐ.
The power struggles among the company's top brass never stop.

Tips

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Almost always derogatory. The standard verb is 玩弄 (wánnòng, to play with / manipulate) — 玩弄权术 = to scheme for power. For neutral 'political skill' use 政治手腕 (zhèngzhì shǒuwàn).

Stroke Order

quán
shù