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副總裁

简副总裁 · 繁副總裁

Mandarin · pinyin fù zǒng cái

vice-chairman (of an organization)
vice president (of a company)
deputy governor (of a bank)

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副: fù · assist; supplement; assistant
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裁: cái · cut out; decrease
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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4–3–2 · fu4 zong3 cai2

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noun

vice-president; deputy director; vice-chair

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