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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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
antenna; aerial / (fig.) connection to higher authorities; channel to influential people
HSK 7-9
authority / authoritative / power and prestige
HSK 7-9
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
quantity; weight; measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density
HSK 7-9
awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power / imposing; impressive; majestic
HSK 7-9
authority / power over others
HSK 7-9
a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct
HSK 7-9
authority / prestige / supernatural spirit
to usurp authority / to hold power improperly
(Mohism) master; leader / an authority; a prominent figure / tycoon; magnate
to arrange a meeting for a formal talk (usu. by an authority with a subordinate); to summon for questioning or a warning
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
judicial authorities
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
(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment)
to apply for a certificate, permit, license or ID / (as an official or authority) to process or issue a certificate, permit etc
to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian
authorities
(coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert
to report a proposed activity to an authority (to obtain approval or register one's intentions)
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities
to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority
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 hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places
to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority
to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)
Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal
Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
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
public security authorities, acronym from 公安局, 檢察院|检察院 and 法院
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
full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers
to report a case to the authorities
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
authority
authorities / feudal official
thumb / authority (knowledgeable person)
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)
the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities
to go beyond one's authority / arrogation
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.)
peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors
to surrender to the authorities / to turn oneself in (for a crime)
to develop as a government project; to construct under the authority of a commission
power / authority
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *擅* | 擅* | *擅
without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at
to usurp / to overstep one's authority
authorized / entrusted (with authority)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
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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
position / authority / responsibility
abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
report the loss to the authorities concerned
(old) to report sth to the 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
(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
outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors
clan authority / clan power
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *僣* | 僣* | *僣
to overstep one's authority / to usurp
seal of authority / official seal
(municipal) water authority
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)
to abuse one's authority; to misuse power
keys of authority
not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
ruler / those in power / the authorities
administrative authority / branch of government
higher authority / the bosses / on top of
jurisdiction / judicial authority
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities
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 reach the higher authorities

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