统治者 (tǒng zhì zhě) — ruler (person who rules)

Definition

Examples

• 古代统治者常常通过战争扩大领土。
  Gǔ dài tǒng zhì zhě cháng cháng tōng guò zhàn zhēng kuò dà lǐng tǔ.
  Ancient rulers often expanded their territory through war.
• 一位好的统治者应该关心人民的福祉。
  Yí wèi hǎo de tǒng zhì zhě yīng gāi guān xīn rén mín de fú zhǐ.
  A good ruler should care about the well-being of the people.
• 这个国家的统治者实行了新的经济政策。
  Zhè ge guó jiā de tǒng zhì zhě shí xíng le xīn de jīng jì zhèng cè.
  The ruler of this country implemented new economic policies.