上空 shàng kōng the skies above a certain place / (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless syn 空域 kōng yù airspace syn 大气空间 大氣空間 airspace 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 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority 拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext 巴勒斯坦权力机构 巴勒斯坦權力機構 Palestinian National Authority / Palestinian Authority 空中交通管理局 air traffic control authority 不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority 如来佛的掌心 如來佛的掌心 rú lái fó de zhǎng xīn the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记[Xi1you2 Ji4], "Journey to the West") 克制 kè zhì to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control syn 掌控 zhǎng kòng to control / in control of 自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control syn 控制权 控制權 kòng zhì quán control (as in "to win control") 攻占 攻佔 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc) syn 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) syn 电控 電控 diàn kòng electric control / electronic control 管束 guǎn shù to exercise control over / restriction / control syn 控制线 控制線 kòng zhì xiàn line of control / control line 控制区 控制區 kòng zhì qū control area / control point 控制站 kòng zhì zhàn control post / control point / traffic post 核反应堆控制棒 nuclear reactor control rod / control rod 关于港口国监督的巴黎谅解备忘录 Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control / Paris MOU on Port State Control / Paris MOU 世界卫生组织烟草控制框架公约 世界衛生組織煙草控制框架公約 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control / Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 气候控制 qì hòu kòng zhì climate control / climatic control 可移式空中交通管制系统 可移式空中交通管制系統 transportable air traffic control system / TPT air traffic control system 美国疾病防治中心 美國疾病防治中心 United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Centers for Disease Control 疾病防治中心 United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Centers for Disease Control 命令和控制性法规 命令和控制性法規 command-and-control legislation / command-and-control 生物控制 shēng wù kòng zhì biotic control / biological control 管制点 管制點 guǎn zhì diǎn control post / control point / traffic post 无线电网控制台 無線電网控制台 wú xiàn diàn wǎng kòng zhì tái net control station / network control station 无线电通讯网主台 無線電通訊网主台 wú xiàn diàn tòng xùn wǎng zhǔ tái net control station / network control station 管制线 管制線 guǎn zhì xiàn line of control / control line 不扩散导弹和导弹技术全球控制系统 不擴散導彈和導彈技術全球控制系統 Global Control System for Non-Proliferation of Missiles and Missile Technologies / Global Control System 全球控制系统 全球控制系統 quán qiú kòng zhì xì tǒng Global Control System for Non-Proliferation of Missiles and Missile Technologies / Global Control System 大地控制网 大地控制網 geodetic control network / geodetic control / geodetic network 大地网 大地網 geodetic control network / geodetic control / geodetic network 平面控制网 píng miàn kòng zhì wǎng horizontal geodetic network / horizontal control network / horizontal control 水平控制网 shuǐ píng kòng zhì wǎng horizontal geodetic network / horizontal control network / horizontal control 高程控制网 gāo chéng kòng zhì wǎng vertical geodetic network / vertical control network / vertical control 大地控制站 control point / control station 控制基础审计 控制基礎審計 control-based audit / control audit 北南联合核管制委员会 北南聯合核管制委員會 North-South Joint Nuclear Control Committee / Joint Nuclear Control Committee 遥控装置 遙控裝置 remote-control mechanism / remote-control activation mechanism 联合国出入控制系统 聯合國出入控制系統 United Nations Access Control System / Access Control System 病虫害绿色防控 病蟲害綠色防控 bìng chóng hài lǜ sè fáng kòng green pest prevention and control / environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention 边控 邊控 biān kòng border control (abbr. for 邊境控制|边境控制[bian1 jing4 kong4 zhi4]) / to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country) 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory) / to take the helm at (an organization) / (of a company) to take control of (another company) 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn 有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority syn 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige 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 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 行政机关 行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government 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 通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct syn 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 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 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess syn 权威性 權威性 quán wēi xìng authoritative / (having) authority 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 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 全权 全權 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers 大权 大權 dà quán power / authority syn 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 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 民航总局 民航總局 mín háng zǒng jú General Civil Aviation Authority 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 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 越权 越權 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation 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 得势 得勢 dé shì to win power / to get authority / to become dominant syn 淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse syn 放权 放權 fàng quán to devolve authority to lower levels syn 事权 事權 shì quán position / authority / responsibility syn 领导权 領導權 lǐng dǎo quán leadership authority syn 权柄 權柄 quán bǐng authority syn 巨擘 jù bò thumb / authority (knowledgeable person) syn 受权 受權 shòu quán authorized / entrusted (with authority) 行政权 行政權 xíng zhèng quán administrative authority / executive power 威权 威權 wēi quán authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian 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 港务局 港務局 gǎng wù jú port authority 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 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 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 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 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 