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government / official (approved or issued by an authority)
HSK 4
central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
HSK 5
higher authorities / superiors / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *权* | 权* | *权
authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary
HSK 6
power / authority
HSK 6
to report (to the authorities) / to declare (to customs)
HSK 7-9
might / awe-inspiring authority / impressive
HSK 7-9
quantity; weight; measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density
HSK 7-9
authority / power over others
HSK 7-9
authority / authoritative / power and prestige
HSK 7-9
housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess
HSK 7-9
a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct
HSK 7-9
to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit
the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities
authorities / feudal official
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
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  *丧* | 丧* | *丧
to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged
to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places
to devolve authority to lower levels
to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities
(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
to report a case to the authorities
many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment)
thumb / authority (knowledgeable person)
to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority
to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
authorities
to surrender to the authorities / to turn oneself in (for a crime)
to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)
(coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert
public security authorities, acronym from 公安局, 檢察院|检察院 and 法院
to report (an offense to the authorities) / to inform against sb
head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain
to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
to go beyond one's authority / arrogation
Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
authority over the household
to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal
authority / prestige / supernatural spirit
Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005
to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime)
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.)
to set up; to establish / facilities / (government) agency; authority
full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers
clan authority / clan power
authority
authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
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)
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors
(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors
to develop as a government project; to construct under the authority of a commission
power / authority
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  *擅* | 擅* | *擅
without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at
authorized / entrusted (with authority)
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  *僭* | 僭* | *僭
(bound form) to overstep one's authority
to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy
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
abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse
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  *黼* | 黼* | *黼
(archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
position / authority / responsibility
report the loss to the authorities concerned
to usurp / to overstep one's authority
to report a case to the authorities (old)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *僣* | 僣* | *僣
to overstep one's authority / to usurp
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
to establish one's authority
Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
seal of authority / official seal
to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)
to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give
extent of one's rights / limits of one's authority
application / application form / petition (to higher authorities)
abuse of authority
keys of authority
administrative authority / branch of government
jurisdiction / judicial authority
to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门 during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)
to exceed one's authority / to go beyond the bounds of one's job
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) / fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)
judicial authorities
Palestinian National Authority
scope of authority / mandate
port authority
not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
imperial notice (announcement in the form of a notice posted with the authority of the emperor)
administrative authority / executive power
subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities
arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
authoritative / (having) authority
ruler / those in power / the authorities

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