What does 掌权 mean in Chinese?

掌权 (zhǎng quán) means "to wield (political etc) power; be in power" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 掌权?

掌权 is pronounced "zhǎng quán" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

掌权 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

掌权 is made up of the characters 掌, 权. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 掌权 using our stroke order tool.

掌权

zhǎng quán

to wield (political etc) power; be in power

verb

Traditional: 掌權

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掌权 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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