首脑

首腦

shǒunǎo

noun HSK 6 #12,439

Measure Word

一位首脑 wèi

Meanings

1 head of state; leader
2 top leadership

Characters

The head brain — the top leader or head of state.

Examples

各国首脑出席了峰会。

Gèguó shǒunǎo chūxí le fēnghuì.

Heads of state from various countries attended the summit.

首脑会谈取得了成果。

Shǒunǎo huìtán qǔdé le chéngguǒ.

The summit talks achieved results.

G20首脑会议在北京举行。

G 20 shǒunǎo huìyì zài Běijīng jǔxíng.

The G20 leaders' summit was held in Beijing.

Tips

usage

首脑 is a general term for any top national leader, regardless of title (president, prime minister, king). 首脑会议 (summit meeting) is a very common collocation in news.

Stroke Order

首 shǒu

脑 nǎo