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central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
HSK 5
higher authorities / superiors / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
government / official (approved or issued by an authority)
HSK 4
power / authority
HSK 6
the top; the upper part; (its) surface / the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
HSK 7-9
housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *权* | 权* | *权
authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary
HSK 6
authorities / feudal official
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  *僣* | 僣* | *僣
to overstep one's authority / to usurp
to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
authority / authoritative / power and prestige
HSK 7-9
judicial authorities
application / application form / petition (to higher authorities)
authorities
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
public security authorities, acronym from 公安局, 檢察院|检察院 and 法院
to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
to usurp / to overstep one's authority
to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
quantity; weight; measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density
HSK 7-9
to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
to unleash one's power; (of an animal) to go on a rampage; (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc; (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger; to assert one's dominance
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
authority / power over others
HSK 7-9
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities
authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian
mutual support between the military and the people – specifically, support provided by local people and authorities for the military, and preferential treatment of the families of soldiers, on the one hand, and the military's support for the government and care for the general public, on the other
(coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert
to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit
authority to dispose of sth
(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
to apply for a certificate, permit, license or ID / (as an official or authority) to process or issue a certificate, permit etc
to report (an offense to the authorities) / to inform against sb
to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places
peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors
subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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
(Mohism) master; leader / an authority; a prominent figure / tycoon; magnate
to report a case to the authorities
awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power / imposing; impressive; majestic
HSK 7-9
head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain
(of a person) leading figure; authority (in a field) / (of a company) giant; industry powerhouse
to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime)
(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
authoritative / (having) authority
to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)
authorized / entrusted (with authority)
(literary) to inform (the public) / to give clear instructions / public announcement (from higher authorities)
antenna; aerial / (fig.) connection to higher authorities; channel to influential people
HSK 7-9
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
to develop as a government project; to construct under the authority of a commission
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges
to abuse one's authority; to misuse power
(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities
the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities
administrative authority / executive power
full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers
authority
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *擅* | 擅* | *擅
without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at
to establish one's authority
to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority
to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)
to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority
persons or faction in authority
abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse
to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) / fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
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)
many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment)
authority over the household
a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct
HSK 7-9
(of an entity) to come under the administration of (a different authority)
seal of authority / official seal
port authority
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy
(idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
(of authorities, journalists etc) to uncover hidden facts / (HK, Tw) to dox
leadership authority
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
(of a government authority) to appoint (sb recommended by a subsidiary unit or a non-government organization)
arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
to set up; to establish / facilities / (government) agency; authority
to have no right / to have no authority
(gaming, esp. MOBA) to recklessly enter the attack range of an enemy tower – a stationary defense structure that automatically fires on intruders – typically resulting in death / (neologism) (slang) to provoke the authorities (e.g. online) at great personal risk
to reach the higher authorities
to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)
power / authority
to devolve authority to lower levels
imperial notice (announcement in the form of a notice posted with the authority of the emperor)
administrative authority / branch of government
a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities
scope of authority / mandate

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