quán lì
(légal) droit; intérêt
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每个人都有权利追求幸福。
měi gè rén dōu yǒu quán lì zhuī qiú xìng fú.
Everyone has the right to pursue happiness.
妇女享有与男子平等的权利。
fù nǚ xiǎng yǒu yǔ nán zǐ píng děng de quán lì.
Women enjoy equal rights with men.
公民有言论的权利。
gōng mín yǒu yán lùn de quán lì.
Citizens have the right to freedom of speech.
权力 (quánlì)
power
权利 (quánlì)
right
义务 (yìwù)
duty
责任 (zérèn)
responsibility
The Chinese word 权利 (quánlì) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 权 (quán) and 利 (lì). The character 权 originally meant "a balance" or "a weighing scale," and later came to mean "power" or "authority." The character 利 originally meant "profit" or "benefit," and later came to mean "right" or "interest." Thus, the word 权利 literally means "the power to benefit" or "the right to profit." In modern Chinese, 权利 is used to refer to a person's legal rights and interests, as well as to the power and authority that a person or organization has.
