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首席 (shǒu xí): Chief (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shǒu
首
first (occasion, thing etc.)
席 • xí • mat, seat, banquet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xí
席
mat, seat, banquet
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More common words that include characters from 首席.
Words with
首
首先
shǒu xiān
first
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
首次
shǒu cì
first
元首
yuán shǒu
head of a state; chief executive
首要
shǒu yào
of the first importance;chief
首饰
shǒu shì
head ornament
俯首
fǔ shǒu
Bow
回首
huí shǒu
Look back / turn back
Words with
席
主席
zhǔ xí
chairperson
出席
chū xí
to attend; to be present
缺席
quē xí
absent
席位
xí wèi
Seat / Berth
宴席
yàn xí
banquet; feast
席卷
xí juǎn
to sweep through; to engulf
苇席
wěi xí
reed mat
观众席
guān zhòng xí
audience seating
4.
How to Use 首席 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
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
5.
Example Sentences with 首席
tā
他
shì
是
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
shǒu
首
xí
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)
席
。
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.
