领袖 lǐngxiù leader
How to remember 领袖: 领 neck + 袖 sleeve = leader.
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How it is used
- A leader - of a nation, party, or movement - 国家领袖 (guójiā lǐngxiù) a national leader.
- Weighty, elevated term for a top political/ideological figure; not a manager or team captain.
- Contrast 领导 (lǐngdǎo, a leader/boss in everyday organizational sense) - 领袖 is grander, for great leaders.
Example sentences
- 他们把他奉为领袖。 Tāmen bǎ tā fèng wéi lǐngxiù.They looked up to him as their leader.