首脑 shǒunǎo head (of state)
head (of state); summit (meeting); leader
How to remember 首脑: 首 head + 脑 brain = head (of state).
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How it is used
- Head (of state or organization) - the top leader - 首脑会议 (shǒunǎo huìyì) a summit meeting, 政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo) head of government.
- Lit. 'head + brain'; the topmost leader, especially in diplomacy.
- Register: politics; 首脑会晤 = a summit/leaders' meeting.