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掛帥

to take command

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

gua4shuai4 • guàshuài

Meaning

Primary

to take command

Alternatives

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

Mnemonic

掛帥 To take command of something, simply 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.