权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority syn 中央 zhōng yāng central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state) syn 官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess syn 通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct syn 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 中部 zhōng bù middle part / central section / central region syn 管理局 guǎn lǐ jú authority 无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn 全权 全權 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 大权 大權 dà quán power / authority syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 越权 越權 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation 港务局 港務局 gǎng wù jú port authority 权柄 權柄 quán bǐng authority syn 领导权 領導權 lǐng dǎo quán leadership authority syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 得势 得勢 dé shì to win power / to get authority / to become dominant syn 中非 zhōng fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic 权威性 權威性 quán wēi xìng authoritative / (having) authority 审判权 審判權 shěn pàn quán jurisdiction / judicial authority 支配权 支配權 zhī pèi quán authority to dispose of sth 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse syn 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position syn 有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful 受权 受權 shòu quán authorized / entrusted (with authority) 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 立意 lì yì to conceptualize / to come up with the central idea / concept / central idea / to be determined (to do sth) syn 事权 事權 shì quán position / authority / responsibility syn 威权 威權 wēi quán authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 行政机关 行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 民航总局 民航總局 mín háng zǒng jú General Civil Aviation Authority 节度使 節度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn 中区 中區 zhōng qū central district (of a city) / central zone 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 复辟 復辟 fù bì to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime) syn 水务局 shuǐ wù jú (municipal) water authority 高头 高頭 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of 放权 放權 fàng quán to devolve authority to lower levels syn 巨擘 jù bò thumb / authority (knowledgeable person) syn 行政权 行政權 xíng zhèng quán administrative authority / executive power 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 中共中央办公厅 中共中央辦公廳 zhōng gòng zhōng yāng bàn gōng tīng General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee / abbr. to 中辦|中办[Zhong1 Ban4] 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 僭越 jiàn yuè to usurp / to overstep one's authority 擅 shàn without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at syn 丧 喪 sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged syn 威灵 威靈 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit 僭 jiàn (bound form) to overstep one's authority syn 当权派 當權派 dāng quán pài persons or faction in authority 夫权 夫權 fū quán authority over the household 黼 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes 心中 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart syn 美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì central heating / heater / warm air syn 重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn 中枢 中樞 zhōng shū center / hub / the central administration syn 穆罕默德 mù hǎn mò dé Muhammad (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 总机 總機 zǒng jī central exchange / telephone exchange / switchboard 鞑靼 韃靼 dá dá Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China) / Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia) 中美洲 zhōng měi zhōu Central America 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 中亚 中亞 zhōng yà Central Asia 主线 主線 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme 美联储 美聯儲 měi lián chǔ US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank 暖房 nuǎn fáng heating / central heating / greenhouse / hothouse / to pay a house-warming visit syn 轴心 軸心 zhóu xīn axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations) syn 中南部 zhōng nán bù south central region 电信局 電信局 diàn xìn jú central office / telecommunications office 轴线 軸線 zhóu xiàn central axis (line) 中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei syn 长野 長野 cháng yě Nagano (name) / Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan 正房 zhèng fáng central building (in a traditional house) / primary wife syn 央行 yāng háng central bank (abbr. for 中央銀行|中央银行[zhong1yang1 yin2hang2]) syn 嵩山 sōng shān Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 黄斑 黃斑 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot 党中央 黨中央 dǎng zhōng yāng Central Committee of the CCP 南岸 nán àn Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4] 中环 中環 zhōng huán Central, Hong Kong Island 中央委员会 中央委員會 zhōng yāng wěi yuán huì Central Committee 帕米尔 帕米爾 pà mǐ ěr the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia 地方 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local syn 央视 央視 yāng shì China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2] 领导小组 領導小組 lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) / aka central leading group 