(zǒng tǒng) - president (of a country) in Mandarin
zǒngtǒngTraditional: 總統
Translation
president (of a country)
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning president. 总 (zǒng) means general or overall, and 统 (tǒng) means to govern, unify or a connected system; together they convey the one who governs as a whole. 统 is a phono-semantic compound of the 纟silk radical with 充 (chōng) as the phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 总 (zǒng, general / overall) + 统 (tǒng, to govern / unify)
Stroke order
总
统
Examples
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He was elected president.
宫。
The US president lives in the White House.
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The new president has taken office.
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The president gave a speech yesterday.
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The president met the people yesterday.
总统 (zǒng tǒng) specifically means president as the head of state in a republic. 总 means general or overall and 统 means to govern or unify. China uses 主席 (zhǔ xí, chairman) for its head of state, while 总统 is used for presidents of the USA, France, Taiwan, and other republics. The term 总理 (zǒng lǐ, premier or prime minister) is a related government title.
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