总裁 zǒngcái chairman
chairman; director-general (of a company etc)
How to remember 总裁: 总 always + 裁 to trim = chairman.
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How it is used
- CEO / president of a company / director-general: 公司总裁 (gōngsī zǒngcái).
- A top corporate title; distinguish from 董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng, board chairman) and 总经理 (zǒngjīnglǐ, general manager).
- Business register; also popular in romance-fiction 'CEO' tropes (霸道总裁).
Example sentences
- 汤姆最初是看门人，但现在他是公司的总裁了。 Tāngmǔ zuìchū shì kānménrén, dàn xiànzài tā shì gōngsī de zǒngcái le.Tom started as a janitor, but he's now the president of the company.
- 董事会一致决定任命她为执行总裁。 Dǒngshìhuì yízhì juédìng rènmìng tā wèi zhíxíng zǒngcái.The board unanimously decided to appoint her as CEO.