掌门人 (zhǎng mén rén) — (original meaning) head of a martial arts sect; sect leader; (figurative) leading authority; top figure in a particular field; chief
Definition
Literally 'palm-gate person': originally the head of a martial-arts or performing-arts school, now used figuratively for the top figure in any field. Pairs with 的 to modify a domain (e.g. 这家公司的掌门人).
noun
(original meaning) head of a martial arts sectsect leader(figurative) leading authoritytop figure in a particular fieldchief
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 掌门人。Tā shì shào lín sì de dì sān shí dài zhǎng mén rén.He is the thirtieth-generation head of the Shaolin Temple.
- 掌门人。Zhè jiā kē jì gōng sī de zhǎng mén rén shì yí wèi zhù míng de jì suàn jī kē xué jiā.The leading figure of this tech company is a renowned computer scientist.
- 掌门人，。Zuò wéi jīng jù de zhǎng mén rén, tā péi yǎng le hěn duō yōu xiù de tú dì.As the master of Peking Opera, he has trained many outstanding disciples.
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