权能

權能

quánnéng

noun #58,622

Meanings

1 powers and functions
2 authority and capability
3 power (in a legal/institutional sense)

Characters

right; authority; power

capability; ability

Examples

宪法明确规定了各级政府的权能。

Xiànfǎ míngquè guīdìng le gè jí zhèngfǔ de quánnéng.

The constitution clearly defines the powers and functions of each level of government.

这超出了我的职务权能。

Zhè chāochū le wǒ de zhíwù quánnéng.

This is beyond the scope of my official authority.

Tips

usage

Formal / legal / political register. 权 (rights, authority) + 能 (capacity, what one can do) — together it covers both the legal right AND the practical capacity to act. Common in constitutional and administrative law writing.

Stroke Order

权 quán

能 néng