篡位

cuànwèi

verb #41,170

Meanings

1 to usurp the throne

Characters

throne; position

Examples

HSK 4

他想篡位，结果失败了。

Tā xiǎng cuànwèi, jiéguǒ shībài le.

He tried to usurp the throne, but failed.

HSK 5

王莽篡位以后，建立了新朝。

Wáng Mǎng cuànwèi yǐhòu, jiànlì le Xīncháo.

After usurping the throne, Wang Mang founded the Xin dynasty.

Tips

usage

篡位 is for seizing a throne; in a modern state the word is 政变 'coup'. Traditional histories treated 王莽, who took the Han throne in 9 AD, as the model usurper.

Stroke Order

篡 cuàn

位 wèi