奠基人 (diàn jī rén) — founder (of an institution, movement, etc.)

Definition

Examples

• 这位奠基人为大学的发展做出了巨大贡献。
  Zhè wèi diàn jī rén wèi dà xué de fā zhǎn zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn.
  This founder made great contributions to the university's development.
• 他是这个政党的主要奠基人之一。
  Tā shì zhè ge zhèng dǎng de zhǔ yào diàn jī rén zhī yī.
  He is one of the main founders of this political party.
• 公司的奠基人在创业初期遇到了很多困难。
  Gōng sī de diàn jī rén zài chuàng yè chū qī yù dào le hěn duō kùn nan.
  The company's founder encountered many difficulties in the early days of starting the business.