主
zhǔ
Pinyin

Definition

主
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zhǔ
  1. owner
  2. master
  3. host
  4. individual or party concerned
  5. God
  6. Lord
  7. main
  8. to indicate or signify
  9. trump card (in card games)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
主妇
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
主导
zhǔ dǎo
  1. 1 leading
  2. 2 dominant
  3. 3 prevailing
  4. 4 to lead
  5. 5 to direct
  6. 6 to dominate
主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
主意
zhǔ yi
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 Beijing pr. [zhú yi]
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor

Idioms (11)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs
当家作主
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
  1. 1 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
  2. 2 to be the master of one's own affairs
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative

Sample Sentences

主管，恕我直言，我认为这个做法太没效率了。
zhǔguǎn ，shùwǒzhíyán ，wǒ rènwéi zhège zuòfǎ tài méi xiàolu:4 le 。
Mister, sorry for being too direct, I think this way might be too inefficient.
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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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主管，我不太想换到另一个团队。您可以找别人吗？
zhǔguǎn ，wǒ bùtài xiǎng huàn dào lìng yīgē tuánduì 。nín kěyǐ zhǎo biéren ma ？
Mister, I don’t really feel like transferring to another team. Could you find someone else?
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主管，我不怎么想帮他，因为他有点自以为是。
zhǔguǎn ，wǒ bùzěnme xiǎng bāng tā ，yīnwèi tā yǒudiǎn zìyǐwéishì 。
Mister, I don’t really want to help him, because he is a little bit self-righteous.
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主管，他总是喜欢拖延，我比较不喜欢和他一起工作。
zhǔguǎn ，tā zǒngshì xǐhuan tuōyán ，wǒ bǐjiào bù xǐhuan hé tā yīqǐ gōngzuò 。
Mister, he has a tendency to procrastinate. I don’t really like to work with him.
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难怪怪不得早早就当上主管。
nánguài guàibude zǎozǎo jiù dāngshang zhǔguǎn 。
No wonder he got promoted to a manager.
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离主位越近的位子越重要。
lí zhǔwèi Yuè jìn de wèizi Yuè zhòngyào 。
The closer the seat is to the main seat, the more important the guest is.
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主位通常是主人或是地位比较高的人坐的位子。
zhǔwèi tōngcháng shì zhǔrén huòshì dìwèi bǐjiào gāo de rén zuò de wèizi 。
The main seat is usually occupied by either the host or someone of a higher position.
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主管知道这事吗？
zhǔguǎn zhīdào zhè shì ma ？
Does the manager know about this?
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想也知道，要是跟领导说了，主管会里外不是人的。
xiǎng yě zhīdào ，yàoshi gēn lǐngdǎo shuō le ，zhǔguǎn huì lǐwàibúshìrén de 。
Needless to say, if he tells the boss, he'll be in a difficult position.
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