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掛帥

take command

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

gua4shuai4 • guàshuài

Meaning

Primary

take command

Alternatives

to take command, takes command, took command, assume command, be in command

Mnemonic

When you 掛帥 take command of something, you 掛 hang a little 帥 commander badge on your shoulder, so everyone knows you are in command.

Usage

在 這 家 公司， 利益 掛帥。

At this company, profit takes command (over all else)

她 總是 願意 掛帥。

She is always willing to take command.

他 親自 掛帥 進行 這 項 工作。

He himself took command of this project.