助理 zhùlǐ assistant
How to remember 助理: 助 to help + 理 reason = assistant.
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How it is used
- A job title: assistant to a person or in a rank - 总裁助理 (zǒngcái zhùlǐ) assistant to the CEO, 助理教授 (zhùlǐ jiàoshòu) assistant professor.
- More official and position-based than 助手 (zhùshǒu, a helper): 助理 appears on business cards and org charts.
- Common in corporate and academic titles.
Example sentences
- 他让我做他的助理。 Tā ràng wǒ zuò tā de zhùlǐ.He made me his own assistant.