主席 (zhǔ xí) — chairperson; chairman; president (of a committee, organization, etc.)

Definition

Chairman or chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization. For a country's leader, use 总统 (president) or 总理 (premier); 总裁 is for a company's CEO.

noun
chairpersonchairmanpresident (of a committee, organization, etc.)
Measure word · 个, 位

Examples

  • 主席
    Zhè wèi zhǔ xí hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    This chairperson is very experienced.
  • 主席
    zhǔ xí Zài huì yì shì kāi huì.
    The chairperson is having a meeting in the conference room.
  • 主席
    Tā men xuǎn le yí wèi xīn zhǔ xí.
    They elected a new chairperson.

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