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首席執行官

简首席执行官 · 繁首席執行官

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu xí zhí xíng guān

chief executive officer (CEO)

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
執: Look up this written character
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
官: guān · official, public servant
执: zhí · hold in hand; keep; carry out

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3–2–2–2–1 · shou3 xi2 zhi2 xing2 guan1

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sau2 zik6 zap1 hang4 gun1

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noun

chief executive officer (CEO)

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