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总裁

president

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zong3cai2 • zǒngcái

Meaning

Primary

president

Alternatives

director-general, CEO

Hint

This word is not used to refer to presidents of countries. For that, 总统 is more appropriate.

Mnemonic

The 总裁 president of a company, political party, or non-profit controls the 总 overall direction of the organization, and has the power to 裁 cut out anything and anyone they don't like.

Usage

他 是 公司 的 总裁。

He is the president of the company.

国民党 的 总裁

the president of the Kuomintang (KMT)

总裁 对 决策 负责。

The president is responsible for decisions.

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