Chinese word

牵头

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiān tóu

Meaning

  • verbtake the lead

Example

这件事由我来牵头处理。zhè jiàn shì yóu wǒ lái qiān tóu chú lǐ

I will take the lead in handling this matter.

Illustration for 牵头 (take the lead)

More examples

公司决定由研发部牵头协调各方资源。gōng sī jué dìng yóu yán fā bù qiān tóu xié tiáo gè fāng zī yuán

The company decided that the R&D department would take the lead in coordinating resources from all sides.

Core concept

A person or group pulls a shared task to the front, bringing people and resources together and keeping it moving.

Common phrases

  • 牵头组织qiān tóu zǔ zhī

    take the lead in organizing

  • 牵头协调qiān tóu xié tiáo

    take the lead in coordinating

  • 牵头成立qiān tóu chéng lì

    take the lead in establishing

Similar words

领导líng dǎo: Directing people or an organization by guiding their work and choosing its direction.
主导zhú dǎo: Directing a plan or task from the center and making the important decisions.
负责fù zé: Taking charge of a task and accepting responsibility for how it is done and its results.
带头dài tóu: Starting an action first and encouraging others to follow the example.

Definition in Chinese

负责牵头某项工作，组织各方、协调资源并推动工作进展，承担引导和落实的职责。fù zé qiān tóu mǒu xiàng gōng zuò zǔ zhī gè fāng xié tiáo zī yuán bìng tuī dòng gōng zuò jìn zhǎn chéng dān yín dǎo hé luò shí de zhí zé

Word origin

牵 (qiān, "pull") + 头 (tóu, "head/front") forms the image of pulling something to the front, which developed into taking charge of a joint task.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb often describes one department or person handling a joint project, so it signals both initiative and responsibility for coordination.

Other meanings

  • take the initiativeverb
  • coordinateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 牵头人qiān tóu rénlead organizernoun
  • 牵头单位qiān tóu dān wèilead organizationnoun

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