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總裁

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, 總統 is more appropriate.

Mnemonic

The 總裁 president of a company, political party, or non-profit controls the 總 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 總裁。

He is the president of the company.

國民黨 的 總裁

the president of the Kuomintang (KMT)

總裁 對 決策 負責。

The president is responsible for decisions.

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