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首席

首席 (shǒu xí): Chief (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

首席 consists of 2 characters.

first (occasion, thing etc.)

mat, seat, banquet

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinshǒu xí

Meaningchief ; chief /principal

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adjective

Word首席

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元首yuán shǒuHSK 6
首要shǒu yàoHSK 6
首饰shǒu shìHSK 6
俯首fǔ shǒuHSK 7-9
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主席zhǔ xíHSK 5
出席chū xíHSK 5
缺席quē xíHSK 6
席位xí wèiHSK 7-9
苇席wěi xí

3.

How to Use 首席 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 首席 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith担任

dān担

rèn任

shǒu首

xí席

formal

serve as the chief

Adjective + Noun

shǒu首

xí席

kē科

xué学

jiā家

4.

Example Sentences with 首席

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

shǒu首

xí席

formal

chief scientist

shǒu首

xí席

dài代

biǎo表

formal

chief representative

shǒu首

xí席

cái财

wù务

guān官

formal

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

shǒu首

xí席

zhí执

xíng行

guān官

formal

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

。

He is the chief of the company.

zài在

jīn今

tiān天

de的

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

shàng上

，

shǒu首

xí席

cái财

wù务

guān官

jiāng将

huì汇

bào报

nián年

dù度

yù预

suàn算

fāng方

àn案

。

At today's board meeting, the chief financial officer will report on the annual budget plan.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

zhī知

dào道

tā他

shì是

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

shǒu首

xí席

chú厨

shī师

ma吗

？

Don't you know he is the head chef of this restaurant?

tā她

shì是

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

de的

shǒu首

xí席

shè设

jì计

shī师

，

fù负

zé责

suǒ所

yǒu有

zhòng重

yào要

xiàng项

mù目

。

She is the chief designer of our team, responsible for all important projects.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì是

shǒu首

xí席

gù顾

wèn问

，

dàn但

tā他

de的

jiàn建

yì议

bìng并

wèi未

bèi被

wán完

quán全

cǎi采

nà纳

。

Although he is the chief consultant, his advice was not fully adopted.

shǒu首

xí席

zhí执

xíng行

guān官

de的

jué决

cè策

bù不

jǐn仅

yǐng影

xiǎng响

gōng公

sī司

，

yě也

guān关

xì系

dào到

zhěng整

gè个

háng行

yè业

。

The CEO's decisions not only affect the company but also concern the entire industry.

zuò作

wéi为

shǒu首

xí席

kē科

xué学

jiā家

，

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

lǐng领

dǎo导

yán研

jiū究

，

hái还

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

guó国

jì际

huì会

yì议

shàng上

fā发

biǎo表

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

。

As the chief scientist, he not only leads research but also frequently gives speeches at international conferences.

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

tā他

men们

yuè乐

duì队

xīn新

lái来

de的

shǒu首

xí席

xiǎo小

tí提

qín琴

shǒu手

fēi非

cháng常

lì厉

hài害

。

I heard the new concertmaster of their orchestra is exceptionally talented.