领导层 (lǐng dǎo céng) — leadership; the ruling stratum; the top level o…

Definition

noun

leadershipthe ruling stratumthe top level of leaders

Examples

领导层。
Gōng sī de lǐng dǎo céng zhèng zài tǎo lùn xīn de fā zhǎn jì huà.
The company's leadership is discussing new development plans.
领导层。
Zhè ge guó jiā de lǐng dǎo céng yóu jǐ wèi zī shēn zhèng zhì jiā zǔ chéng.
The leadership of this country is composed of several senior statesmen.
领导层。
lǐng dǎo céng De jué cè zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng zhěng gè tuán duì de gōng zuò xiào lǜ.
Decisions made by the leadership directly affect the entire team's work efficiency.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

领导guide

领lǐnglead导dǎoguide

联合Coordinate

层cénglevel

“领导” means guiding or directing, and “层” is a level; together they refer to the level of leaders.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng領lǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

道寸導

Meaning part形符xíngfú

寸寸cùnhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

道

道dào導

Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 層; 层 is its simplified writing.

尸曾層

Meaning part形符xíngfú

尸尸shī

Sound part声符shēngfú

曾

曾céng層céng

Same sound today

The traditional form 層 uses 尸 for the meaning and 曾 for the sound; the simplified 层 is a later abbreviation.

Open 层 →