理事 (lǐ shì) — (noun) council member, director (of an organization); (verb, literary) to take care of matters, to handle affairs
Definition
As a noun, 理事 refers to a council member or director of an organization — a role more formal and collective than 经理 (a company manager). As a verb (literary), it means 'to handle affairs,' close to 办事 but written in style.
noun
council memberdirector (of an organization)
verb
(verb, literary) to take care of mattersto handle affairs
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 理事。Tā shì zhè ge guó jì zǔ zhī de lǐ shì zhī yī.He is one of the council members of this international organization.
- 理事。Xīn dāng xuǎn de lǐ shì jiāng zài xià zhōu jiù zhí.The newly elected council members will take office next week.
- 理事，。Tā zhōng rì lǐ shì, cóng bú xiè dài.He spends his days handling affairs without ever slacking off.
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