Chinese word

主宰

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǔ zǎi

Meaning

  • verbcontrol

Example

不要让别人主宰你的人生。bú yào ràng bié rén zhú zǎi nǐ de rén shēng

Don't let other people control your life.

Illustration for 主宰 (control)

More examples

大公司用资本力量主宰舆论。dà gōng sī yòng zī běn lì liàng zhú zǎi yú lùn

Large companies use their financial power to control public opinion.

Core concept

One power stands at the steering point, shaping what happens and choosing the course of a group or activity.

Common phrases

  • 主宰命运zhú zǎi mìng yùn

    control fate

  • 主宰舆论zhú zǎi yú lùn

    control public opinion

  • 主宰局面zhú zǎi jú miàn

    control the situation

Similar words

主持zhǔ chí: Presiding over a meeting, ceremony, or program and managing its proceedings.
主导zhú dǎo: Taking the leading role in setting the direction and deciding how something proceeds.
指挥zhǐ huī: Giving people or a group instructions and directing their actions or work.
控制kòng zhì: Restraining or adjusting actions or situations to keep them in a desired state.

Definition in Chinese

对某个组织、活动或事务进行主导并做出决定，从而影响其走向。duì mǒu gè zǔ zhī huó dòng huò shì wù jìn xíng zhú dǎo bìng zuò chū jué dìng cóng ér yíng xiǎng qí zǒu xiàng

Word origin

主 (zhǔ, "main") + 宰 (zǎi, "to govern") link the central authority with the person who manages affairs, giving the compound its sense of directing their course.

Usage tips

  • The subject is normally the person, institution, or force with decision-making power, not the thing being affected, which makes sentence roles important.

Other meanings

  • dominateverb
  • take chargeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 主宰者zhú zái zhěcontrollernoun
  • 主宰权zhú zǎi quáncontrolling powernoun

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