zǒng cái
president; director general
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这位总裁很年轻。
Zhè wèi zǒngcái hěn niánqīng.
This CEO is very young.
总裁正在开会。
Zǒngcái zhèngzài kāihuì.
The CEO is in a meeting.
总裁办公室在顶楼。
Zǒngcái bàngōngshì zài dǐnglóu.
The CEO's office is on the top floor.
董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng)
chairman
总经理 (zǒngjīnglǐ)
general manager
下属 (xià shǔ)
subordinate
员工 (yuán gōng)
employee
The Chinese word 总裁 (zǒngcái) is composed of two characters: 总 (zǒng), meaning "general" or "overall", and 裁 (cái), meaning "to cut" or "to decide". Together, these characters form the term 总裁, which can be translated as "president", "chairman", or "CEO".The character 总 (zǒng) is often used in Chinese to refer to something that is general or overall. For example, the word 总理 (zǒnglǐ) means "prime minister", and the word 总统 (zǒngtǒng) means "president". The character 裁 (cái) is often used in Chinese to refer to the act of cutting or deciding. For example, the word 裁缝 (cáifēng) means "tailor", and the word 裁决 (cáijué) means "to decide".When these two characters are combined to form the word 总裁 (zǒngcái), the meaning becomes "general decision-maker" or "overall decision-maker". This term is often used to refer to the highest-ranking executive in a company or organization, who is responsible for making the final decisions on important matters.
