权能

權能
quánnéng
noun #58,622

Meanings

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

Examples

Xiànfǎ míngquè guīdìng le gè jí zhèngfǔ de quánnéng.
The constitution clearly defines the powers and functions of each level of government.
Zhè chāochū le wǒ de zhíwù quánnéng.
This is beyond the scope of my official authority.

Tips

usage
Formal / legal / political register. (rights, authority) + (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

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