权(權)  

[quán]

- （秤锤） counterpoise; weight (of a steelyard)

- （权力） power; authority:

in power;

当权

be authorized (to do sth.);

受权

- （权利） right:

right to vote;

表决权

rights for living;

生存权

- （有利的形势）advantageous position:

hegemony;

霸权

mastery of the air;

制空权

- （权变; 权宜） expediency:

adapt oneself to circumstances

通权达变

- （姓氏） a surname:

Quan Deyu

权德舆

- （权衡） weigh:

weigh up one thing against another; weigh up the matter carefully

权其轻重

- （权且; 姑且） tentatively; for the time being:

act temporarily as; serve as a stopgap for;

权充

doctor a dead horse tentatively as if it were still alive -- not give up for lost

死马权当活马医