How to say “company president” in Chinese

总裁
zǒngcái

company president, CEO

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Business and management”

“Company president” in Chinese is 总裁, zǒng cái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

总裁 is read zǒng cái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zǒng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
cái — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

总
zǒng — general, total; always

At the bottom, 心 — “heart”.

裁
cái — cut out (cloth); decide

Hidden inside is 衣 “clothing”: the first meaning is to cut out cloth. From that, “decide”: 裁判 — referee.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “总裁”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 总裁. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 总裁亲自参加了会议zǒngcáiqīnzìcānjiālehuìyìThe company president attended the meeting in person.
  • 总裁作出了重要决策zǒngcáizuòchūlezhòngyàojuécèThe company president made an important decision.

More words from the lesson “Strategy and decisions”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “company president” in Chinese?

“Company president” in Chinese is 总裁, pinyin zǒngcái.

What does 总裁 mean?

总裁 (zǒngcái) means “company president, CEO”.

How do you write 总裁?

总裁 is 2 characters: 总 (zǒng) — general, total; always; 裁 (cái) — cut out (cloth); decide. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 总裁?

总裁 is read zǒngcái. Tones: zǒng — third tone, cái — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“company president” in the lesson “Strategy and decisions”

This word is from the topic “Business and management” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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