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

HSK 5

掌握实权的人才能推动真正的改变。

Zhǎngwò shíquán de réncái néng tuīdòng zhēnzhèng de gǎibiàn.

Only those who hold real power can drive genuine change.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

实 shí

权 quán