争权夺利

Traditional: 爭權奪利

zhēng quán duó lì

Dictionary entry

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

What does 争权夺利 mean?

争权夺利 (zhēng quán duó lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

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争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 权Quánsurname Quan 夺duóto seize · to take away forcibly 利Lìsurname Li

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争权夺利

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