Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Enjoying equal rights: "bình quyền" describes a state or condition where individuals or groups possess the same legal, social, or political rights without discrimination.
   • Having equal authority or power: It can also imply having equal status or standing in terms of influence or decision-making capacity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thực hiện nam nữ bình quyền là mục tiêu quan trọng. (Enforcing equal rights for men and women is an important goal.)
  • Mọi công dân đều bình quyền trước pháp luật. (All citizens enjoy equal rights before the law.)
  • Họ đấu tranh cho một xã hội bình quyền. (They fight for a society with equal rights.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đòi bình quyền": to demand equal rights.

  • Phong trào đòi bình quyền cho cộng đồng ngày càng mạnh mẽ. (The movement demanding equal rights for the community is growing stronger.)

• "Nguyên tắc bình quyền": the principle of equal rights.

  • Hiến pháp được xây dựng dựa trên nguyên tắc bình quyền. (The constitution is built on the principle of equal rights.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bình đẳng (adj): equal, equality. This is a more common and general synonym for equality in many contexts.

  • bình đẳng giới (gender equality)

• Quyền bình đẳng (n): equal rights (a noun phrase).

  • Mọi người đều có quyền bình đẳng. (Everyone has equal rights.)

Synonyms

• Công bằng (adj): fair, just. While often translated as "fair," it relates to justice and impartiality, overlapping with the concept of equal treatment.
• Đồng đều (adj): even, uniform. This refers more to uniformity in level or amount rather than rights.

Notes on Meaning

• "Bình quyền" vs. "Bình đẳng": While both relate to equality, "bình quyền" specifically emphasizes equality in rights and authority ("quyền" means rights/power). "Bình đẳng" is a broader term for general equality in status, opportunity, or treatment.
• Formal Context: "Bình quyền" is often used in formal, legal, political, or sociological contexts concerning civil rights, gender equality, and social justice.

adj

1. Enjoying equal rights
   • thực hiện nam nữ bình quyền
     to enforce equal rights for men and women, to enforce equality between men and women