弃权 meaning in English

qìquán

to waive a right; to abstain (from voting)

Traditional 棄權13 strokes

Meaning of 弃权

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qìquán
  1. to waive a right
  2. to abstain (from voting)
  3. (sports) to forfeit (a game); to voluntarily withdraw from a match

弃权 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

13% 最zuì终zhōng弃qì权quán。
Thirteen percent remain undecided.
汤tāng姆mǔ投tóu票piào弃qì权quán。
Tom abstained from voting.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

弃 qì · to abandon · 7 strokes

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权 quán · authority · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 弃权.

权利quánlìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
放弃fàngqìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
权力quánlìpower; authority
政权zhèngquánregime; political power
人权rénquánhuman rights
抛弃pāoqìto abandon; to discard
授权shòuquánto authorize
特权tèquánprerogative; privilege
权威quánwēiauthority; authoritative
遗弃yíqìto leave; to abandon
丢弃diūqìto discard; to abandon
权益quányìrights; interests

Questions about 弃权

What does 弃权 mean?

弃权 (qìquán) means "to waive a right; to abstain (from voting)".

How do you write 弃权?

弃权 is made of 2 characters: 弃 (7 strokes), 权 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

How is 弃权 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 弃权 is written 棄權.