yǒu quán shì zhědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

有權勢者 有权势者 [you3 quan2 shi4 zhe3] /person in power/the one with authority/the guy in charge/

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Other forms in these source records: 有權勢者

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 权
    quán

    authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary

    Quán

    surname Quan

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

  • 者
    zhě

    (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

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