掌印 (zhǎng yìn) — to hold power; to be in charge (verb-object)

Definition

Examples

• 这家公司由他掌印多年了。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī yóu tā zhǎng yìn duō nián le.
  He has been in charge of this company for many years.
• 他在部门里掌了十年印，经验很丰富。
  Tā zài bù mén lǐ zhǎng le shí nián yìn, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
  He held power in the department for ten years and gained a lot of experience.
• 机构换了掌印的人，政策也变了。
  Jī gòu huàn le zhǎng yìn de rén, zhèng cè yě biàn le.
  The organization changed the person in charge, so the policy also changed.