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大权独揽 — “To monopolize all power and make all decisions”

大权独揽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to monopolize all power and make all decisions”. To wield absolute authority; to arrogate all power to oneself. Literally, “Solely monopolize great power”.

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大权独揽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大权独揽 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
权
quán6power, authority, right
独
dú9single, only, alone
揽
lǎn12take sole control

Example Sentence with 大权独揽

自从老王退休后,新来的经理便大权独揽,公司里的所有事务都由他一人决定。
Since Old Wang retired, the new manager has monopolized all power, and all company affairs are decided by him alone.

Idioms Related to 大权独揽

Synonyms of 大权独揽

  • dú独duàn断zhuān专xíng行act arbitrarily without consulting others

Antonyms of 大权独揽

  • dà大quán权páng旁luò落major power falls to others

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大权独揽

What does 大权独揽 mean?

大权独揽 (dà quán dú lǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to monopolize all power and make all decisions”.

How do you pronounce 大权独揽?

大权独揽 is pronounced dà quán dú lǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大权独揽 literally mean?

Literally, 大权独揽 means “Solely monopolize great power”. It is used to mean “to monopolize all power and make all decisions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大权独揽?

揽:把持。一个人把持着权力,独断专行。

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