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维权

wéiquán

to defend one’s rights

A person with a document beside scales of justice
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Characters in this word

维 wéi

Strokes
11
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 隹 short-tailed bird
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 维

权 quán

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 权

Example phrases

  • 面对平台单方面更改规则,商家决定通过集体诉讼维权,而不是各自抱怨。 Miànduì píngtái dānfāngmiàn gēnggǎi guīzé, shāngjiā juédìng tōngguò jítǐ sùsòng wéiquán, ér bú shì gèzì bàoyuàn. Faced with the platform unilaterally changing its rules, the merchants decided to defend their rights through collective litigation rather than complain separately.
  • 消费者要学会用法律手段维权。 Xiāofèizhě yào xuéhuì yòng fǎlǜ shǒuduàn wéiquán. Consumers should learn to defend their rights through legal means.
  • 遇到不公平的事,大家应该依法维权。 Yùdào bù gōngpíng de shì, dàjiā yīnggāi yīfǎ wéiquán. When something unfair happens, everyone should defend their rights according to the law.

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