总裁

总裁 zǒngcái

Director (chairman)

总裁 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體總裁 zongcai

What 总裁 means

Director (chairman)

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Character by character

总裁 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

总

zǒng

Always (gather - sum up - chief - after all - general)

裁

cái

Cut (decide)

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How to write 总裁

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总裁 in a sentence

他是这家公司的总裁。

Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngcái.

He is the president of this company.

总裁明天来开会。

Zǒngcái míngtiān lái kāi huì.

The president is coming to the meeting tomorrow.

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Questions about 总裁

What does 总裁 mean in English?

总裁 is pronounced zǒngcái and means Director (chairman).

How do you pronounce 总裁?

总裁 is zǒngcái in pinyin — written zongcai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 总裁?

总裁 is written with 2 characters: 总 (zǒng) Always (gather - sum up - chief - after all - general), 裁 (cái) Cut (decide). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 总裁 written in traditional Chinese?

總裁. The simplified form 总裁 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 總裁 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zǒngcái.

Is 总裁 an HSK word?

Yes — 总裁 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

自愿 zìyuàn 字母 zìmǔ 字幕 zìmù 综合 zōnghé 总共 zǒnggòng 总理 zǒnglǐ 总算 zǒngsuàn 总统 zǒngtǒng

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