啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent syn 认可 認可 rèn kě to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK syn 赞扬 讚揚 zàn yáng to praise / to approve of / to show approval syn 私自 sī zì private / personal / secretly / without explicit approval syn 默认 默認 mò rèn to agree tacitly / tacit approval / default (setting) 赞成票 贊成票 zàn chéng piào approval / affirmative vote 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities 批准文号 批准文號 pī zhǔn wén hào (drug etc) approval number 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 欢声 歡聲 huān shēng cheers / cries of joy or approval 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 报请 報請 bào qǐng to report, requesting approval / written request for instructions syn 首肯 shǒu kěn to give a nod of approval syn 嗯 en interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement syn 嘞 lei sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval syn 噫 yī yeah (interjection of approval) / to belch 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù outrageous and unconventional (idiom) / flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc) syn 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 项目主持人的核准 項目主持人的核準 Principal Investigators' approval / PI approval 报备 報備 bào bèi to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions) 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 允准 yǔn zhǔn to approve / to permit / approval / permission 可决 可決 kě jué to adopt / to pass / to vote approval (of a law etc) 报审 報審 bào shěn to report for judgment / to submit for approval 心许 心許 xīn xǔ to consent tacitly / unspoken approval 批办 批辦 pī bàn to approve and carry out / to issue approval 私行 sī xíng to travel on private business / to act without official approval / to inspect incognito / to act in one's own interest 譩 yī variant of 噫, yeah (interjection of approval) / to belch 销售许可 銷售許可 xiāo shòu xǔ kě marketing approval 环境合格标记 huán jìng hé gé biāo jì environmental seal of approval 条约的核准 approval of a treaty 定型检查 type-approval inspection 项目核准委员会 Project Approval Committee 认可票制 認可票制 rèn kě piào zhì approval voting 上市许可 上市許可 shàng shì xǔ kě marketing approval 须经政府核准 須經政府核準 xū jīng zhèng fǔ hé zhǔn subject to government approval 