舵手 (duò shǒu) — (nautical) helmsman, steersman; (figurative) leader, guide, person who gives direction
Definition
Literally 'rudder-hand': a helmsman who steers a ship, used figuratively for the person guiding an organization or team through change. Concrete nautical sense; the figurative 'leader' sense is the more common one in modern usage.
noun
(nautical) helmsmansteersman(figurative) leaderguideperson who gives direction
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 舵手。Lǎo chuán zhǎng shì yí wèi jīng yàn fēng fù de duò shǒu.The old captain is an experienced helmsman.
- 舵手。Rén mín bǎ zhè wèi lǐng xiù shì wéi guó jiā de duò shǒu.The people regard this leader as the helmsman of the nation.
- ，舵手。Zài gōng sī zhuǎn xíng qī, tā chōng dāng le tuán duì de duò shǒu.During the company's transformation, he acted as the team's helmsman.
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