行使

xíngshǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #10,561

Meanings

1 to exercise (a right or power)
2 to perform (a duty)

Characters

to carry out; to do

to use; to employ

Examples

HSK 6

公民有权行使自己的投票权。

Gōngmín yǒu quán xíngshǐ zìjǐ de tóupiàoquán.

Citizens have the right to exercise their voting rights.

HSK 6

总统行使国家最高权力。

Zǒngtǒng xíngshǐ guójiā zuìgāo quánlì.

The president exercises the highest power of the state.

Tips

usage

行使 is formal and collocates with rights and powers: 行使权力 (exercise power), 行使权利 (exercise rights), 行使职责 (perform duties).

Stroke Order

行 xíng

使 shǐ