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政府首腦

简政府首脑 · 繁政府首腦

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng fǔ shǒu nǎo

head of state
government leader

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政: zhèng · government, political affairs
府: fǔ · prefecture; prefect; government
首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
腦: Look up this written character
脑: nǎo · brain

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4–3–3–3 · zheng4 fu3 shou3 nao3

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noun

head of government; government leader
head of state

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