主席

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Chinese

to own; to host; master
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
 
banquet; woven mat; seat
banquet; woven mat; seat; place
 
simp. and trad.
(主席) 		主 席
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Pronunciation

Noun

主席

  1. chairperson (of a meeting); leader of meeting (Classifier: 位)
    今天開會是你的主席。 [MSC, trad.]
    今天开会是你的主席。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān kāihuì shì nǐ de zhǔxí.
    You will chair today's meeting.
  2. chairperson (of a country or a party); chairman or chairwoman; president; premier (Classifier: 位)
    毛主席  ―  Máo zhǔxí  ―  Chairman Mao (specifically Mao Zedong)

Usage notes

  • 主席 (zhǔxí) is only used to refer to the President of the People's Republic of China, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, President of the Republic of Cuba, while the presidents of all other republics are referred to as 總統／总统 (zǒngtǒng).
  • The current trend in regards to the PRC is to translate this term as "president" rather than "chairman". See President of the People's Republic of China on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
主 席
しゅ
Grade: 3 		せき
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

主(しゅ)席(せき) • (shuseki) 

  1. (government) president (of a socialist state)
  2. chairperson, chairman, chairwoman
  3. top-ranked seat

Korean

Hanja in this term
主席

Noun

主席 • (juseok) (hangeul 주석)

  1. hanja form? of 주석 (“chairman”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
主席

Noun

主席

  1. chữ Hán form of chủ tịch (“president, chairperson”).
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