方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn 动力 動力 dòng lì motive power / (fig.) motivation / impetus 电源 電源 diàn yuán electric power source 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige syn 威力 wēi lì might / formidable power 扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden syn 政权 政權 zhèng quán regime / political power syn 机动 機動 jī dòng locomotive / motorized / power-driven / adaptable / flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) syn 神器 shén qì magical object / object symbolic of imperial power / fine weapon / very useful tool 声势 聲勢 shēng shì fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum syn 打天下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself syn 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà (idiom) to possess great magical power / to possess remarkable abilities syn 关停 關停 guān tíng (of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down 天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 力所不及 lì suǒ bù jí beyond one's power (to do sth) syn 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 电力 電力 diàn lì electrical power / electricity 人力 rén lì manpower / labor power syn 体力 體力 tǐ lì physical strength / physical power syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 机电 機電 jī diàn machinery and power-generating equipment / electromechanical 魔力 mó lì magic / magic power 运营商 運營商 yùn yíng shāng operator (of a power station, transport network etc) / carrier (telecommunications etc) 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 水电 水電 shuǐ diàn hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity 执政 執政 zhí zhèng to hold power / in office syn 江山 jiāng shān rivers and mountains / landscape / country / state power syn 如意 rú yì as one wants / according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune syn 争霸 爭霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony / a power struggle syn 电网 電網 diàn wǎng electricity grid / power grid / electrified wire netting 电线 電線 diàn xiàn wire / power cord / CL:根[gen1] syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater) syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 电厂 電廠 diàn chǎng electric power plant 法力 fǎ lì magic power syn 强国 強國 qiáng guó powerful country / great power syn 停电 停電 tíng diàn to have a power failure / power cut 架空 jià kōng to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead syn 杀伤力 殺傷力 shā shāng lì destructive power / harmfulness 国力 國力 guó lì a nation's power 电站 電站 diàn zhàn a power station / an electricity generating plant syn 风力 風力 fēng lì wind force / wind power 功放 gōng fàng power amplifier (abbr. for 功率放大器[gong1lu:4 fang4da4qi4]) 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 节电 節電 jié diàn to save electricity / power saving syn 电表 電表 diàn biǎo power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter syn 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power syn 神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit 功耗 gōng hào electric consumption / power wastage 委托书 委託書 wěi tuō shū commission / proxy / power of attorney / authorization / warrant 断电 斷電 duàn diàn to experience a power outage / to have a power failure 水电站 水電站 shuǐ diàn zhàn hydroelectric power plant 战力 戰力 zhàn lì military strength / military power / military capability 发电厂 發電廠 fā diàn chǎng power plant syn 电源线 電源線 diàn yuán xiàn power cable (of an appliance etc) 底气 底氣 dǐ qì lung capacity / lung power / boldness / confidence / self-assurance / vigor 红人 紅人 hóng rén a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian syn 军力 軍力 jūn lì military power syn 悟性 wù xìng perception / wits / power of understanding / comprehension syn 购买力 購買力 gòu mǎi lì purchasing power 千瓦 qiān wǎ kilowatt (unit of electric power) syn 执政党 執政黨 zhí zhèng dǎng ruling party / the party in power 号召力 號召力 hào zhào lì to have the power to rally supporters 表现力 表現力 biǎo xiàn lì expressive power 执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc) syn 超能力 chāo néng lì superpower / superhuman power 