首富 (shǒu fù) — the richest person (in a region, country, etc.)

Definition

A compound noun meaning 'the wealthiest person in a region or country'. 首 means 'first/foremost' and 富人 means 'rich person'. The first character distinguishes it from a generic rich person (富人).

noun
the richest person (in a region, country, etc.)
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Examples

  • 首富
    Tā jīn nián chéng wéi le zhōng guó shǒu fù.
    He became the richest person in China this year.
  • 首富
    Shì jiè shǒu fù de cái fù yì zhí zài biàn huà.
    The wealth of the world's richest person is always changing.
  • 首富
    Zhè ge jiā zú céng jīng shì dāng dì de shǒu fù.
    This family was once the richest in the area.

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