大亨 (dà hēng) — tycoon; wealthy and powerful businessperson

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Examples

• 他是一位房地产大亨。
  Tā shì yí wèi fáng dì chǎn dà hēng.
  He is a real estate tycoon.
• 这位大亨捐了很多钱给学校。
  Zhè wèi dà hēng juān le hěn duō qián gěi xué xiào.
  This tycoon donated a lot of money to the school.
• 媒体大亨控制了多家报纸。
  Méi tǐ dà hēng kòng zhì le duō jiā bào zhǐ.
  The media tycoon controls several newspapers.

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