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权力斗争

quán lì dòu zhēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
power struggle
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-f30719ff922a2ac7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

權力鬥爭 权力斗争 [quan2 li4 dou4 zheng1] /power struggle/

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Other forms in these source records: 權力鬥爭

  • 权
    quán

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

    Quán

    surname Quan

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 斗
    dǒu

    dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object

    dòu

    to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

    Dǒu

    abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

  • 争
    zhēng

    to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

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