HSK 5 · Society

权利 quánlì “right (an entitlement)” in Chinese

Traditional 權利

What 权利 means

  1. right (an entitlement)
  2. right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

How to say 权利

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale权quán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale利lì4th tone, falling

权利 in a sentence

  1. 我们知道我们的权利。

    Wǒmen zhīdao wǒmen de quánlì.

    We know our rights.

    Sentence #5963985 from Tatoeba

  2. 他应该有权利去自己做决定。

    Tā yīnggāi yǒu quánlì qù zìjǐ zuò juédìng.

    He should have the right to decide for himself.

    Sentence #3781010 from Tatoeba

  3. 我没有权利干涉。

    Wǒ méiyǒu quánlì gānshè.

    I have no right to interfere.

    Sentence #8635485 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 权利 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 权 (quán) with each of its parts in a different colour
权quánauthority
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 又again · yòu

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 雚 (guàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with quán.

The character 利 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
利lìsharp
  • 禾grain · hé
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo

How to write 权利

权 6 strokes · 利 7 strokes

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权利 (quánlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 权利 (quánlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 权利

Words with 权

权力quánlì · power权衡quánhéng · to weigh up权威quánwēi · authority政权zhèngquán · political power主权zhǔquán · sovereignty

Words with 利

流利liúlì · fluent顺利shùnlì · smoothly胜利shènglì · victory利用lìyòng · to make use of有利yǒulì · advantageous利益lìyì · benefit利润lìrùn · profits利息lìxī · interest (on a loan)便利biànlì · convenient锋利fēnglì · sharp (blade)

More words: Society & Law

命令mìnglìng · order批准pīzhǔn · to approve枪qiāng · gun权力quánlì · power人才réncái · talent人口rénkǒu · population士兵shìbīng · soldier偷tōu · to steal

FAQs

权利 (quánlì) means “right (an entitlement)” or “right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it quánlì: quán with a 2nd tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 权利 is written 權利. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quanli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 权利 from the suggestions. Typing quanli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
权利 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.