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入主 (rù zhǔ) — (fixed expression) to take over (a position, league, or organization) as the new leading occupant

Definition

Formal idiom for taking the top seat in an organization — a new party, team, or person assuming leadership (not merely joining). Typically used in news or political commentary, not everyday speech.

idiom
(fixed expression) to take over (a position, league, or organization) as the new leading occupant

Examples

  • 入主。
    Zhè zhī qiú duì jīn nián rù zhǔ le ōu zhōu dǐng jí lián sài.
    This team took over the top European league this year.
  • 入主。
    Xīn zhèng dǎng rù zhǔ zhèng fǔ hòu tuī xíng le yí xì liè gǎi gé.
    After the new party took over the government, it implemented a series of reforms.
  • 入主。
    Tā rù zhǔ gōng sī hòu lì jí tiáo zhěng le guǎn lǐ zhì dù.
    After he took over the company, he immediately adjusted the management system.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
主zhǔmaster

入 means enter and 主 means master, so the sense is entering as the new master.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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Management

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