为首 (wéi shǒu) — to be headed by; to have (someone) as the leader
Definition
为首 (wéi shǒu) means 'to be headed by / with (someone) as the leader' — it points to who leads, not to the leading action itself. Usually follows 以: 以...为首.
verb
to be headed byto have (someone) as the leader
Examples
- 为首。Zhè ge dài biǎo tuán yǐ wáng xiān sheng wéi shǒu.This delegation is headed by Mr. Wang.
- 为首。Yǐ tā wéi shǒu de tuán duì qǔ dé le jù dà chéng gōng.The team led by him achieved great success.
- 为首。Zhè cì huì yì yǐ jǐ wèi zhuān jiā wéi shǒu jìn xíng tǎo lùn.This meeting was led by several experts in the discussion.
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