Chinese word

总裁

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒng cái

Meaning

  • nounpresident

Example

我们的总裁下午要开会。wǒ men de zǒng cái xià wǔ yào kāi huì

Our president has a meeting this afternoon.

Illustration for 总裁 (president)

More examples

公司任命他为总裁。gōng sī rèn mìng tā wèi zǒng cái

The company appointed him president.

Core concept

The person at the highest level who brings an organization's main work together and answers for its biggest decisions.

Common phrases

  • 担任总裁dān rèn zǒng cái

    serve as president

  • 公司总裁gōng sī zǒng cái

    company president

  • 集团总裁jí tuán zǒng cái

    group president

Similar words

董事长dǒng shì zhǎng: The chair of a company's board, responsible for major policies and senior executive appointments.
总经理zǒng jīng lǐ: The person who directs a company's daily operations and coordinates its departments.
首席执行官shǒu xí zhí xíng guān: The company's top executive, responsible for carrying out its policies and overseeing operations.
经理jīng lǐ: A person who manages and guides the daily work of a department or team.

Definition in Chinese

企业或其他组织中对经营活动和重大事务负最终责任并进行统筹指挥的负责人。qǐ yè huò qí tā zǔ zhī zhōng duì jīng yíng huó dòng hé zhòng dà shì wù fù zuì zhōng zé rèn bìng jìn xíng tǒng chóu zhǐ huī de fù zé rén

Word origin

总 (zǒng, "overall") + 裁 (cái, "decide") combines the ideas of gathering matters under one view and deciding them, which makes the title's leadership role clear.

Usage tips

  • The word describes a role, not ownership, so it does not by itself show whether the person founded the organization or holds shares in it.

Other meanings

  • CEOnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 副总裁fù zǒng cáivice presidentnoun
  • 总裁助理zǒng cái zhù lǐpresident's assistantnoun
  • 执行总裁zhí xíng zǒng cáiexecutive presidentnoun

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