行使

xíngshǐ

verb HSK 7 #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

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.

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