Daily Chinese Idiom Puzzle Game
滥用职权 (làn yòng zhí quán)
To abuse one's power or authority for personal gain or improper purposes.
Literal: excessive use position power
The official was accused of abusing his power to award contracts to his relatives.
Think about a situation where someone in charge takes advantage of their position.
The first character means 'excessive' or 'abusive'.
The idiom 滥用职权 (làn yòng zhí quán) is a widely-used Chinese expression meaning To abuse one's power or authority for personal gain or improper purposes.. Literally, each character means: excessive use position power.
Learning Chinese idioms (成语, chéngyǔ) is one of the most effective ways to improve your Chinese. Each four-character idiom packs centuries of culture and wisdom into a compact phrase.
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