主将 (zhǔ jiāng) — (military) commanding general; key person; main leader (of a team, project, etc.); star athlete; leading player
Definition
Literally 'main general', 主将 names the top commander of an army or the lead player/captain who carries a team. In modern use it extends from military leaders to the star athlete or key person of a project.
noun
(military) commanding generalkey personmain leader (of a team, project, etc.)star athleteleading player
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 主将。Zhè wèi zhǔ jiāng zài zhàn chǎng shàng zhǐ huī ruò dìng.This commanding general directed the battle with composure.
- 主将，。Tā shì wǒ men xiàng mù de zhǔ jiāng, méi yǒu tā kěn dìng bù xíng.He's the key person for our project; it definitely won't work without him.
- 主将，。Zuò wéi qiú duì zhǔ jiāng, tā dài lǐng quán duì yíng dé le guàn jūn.As the star athlete of the team, he led the whole team to win the championship.
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