掌 zhǎng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
掌舵
zhǎngduò
to steer; to be at the helm
Characters in this word
舵 duò
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 舟 — boat, ship
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 企业转型期间，真正掌舵的人必须敢于承担被误解的风险。 Qǐyè zhuǎnxíng qījiān, zhēnzhèng zhǎngduò de rén bìxū gǎnyú chéngdān bèi wùjiě de fēngxiǎn. During a company's transformation, the person truly at the helm must dare to bear the risk of being misunderstood.
- 老船长稳稳地掌舵，躲过了海上的风浪。 Lǎo chuánzhǎng wěnwěn de zhǎngduò, duǒguò le hǎi shàng de fēnglàng. The old captain steered steadily and got past the storm at sea.
- 只要你掌舵，这个团队就不会迷失方向。 Zhǐyào nǐ zhǎngduò, zhège tuánduì jiù bú huì míshī fāngxiàng. As long as you are at the helm, this team won't lose its direction.
Related words
- 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to clap
- 掌握 zhǎngwò to master
- 巴掌 bāzhang palm; slap
- 手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm of the hand
- 掌管 zhǎngguǎn to be in charge of; to control; to manage
- 重任 zhòngrèn heavy responsibility; important task
- 致力于 zhìlìyú to devote oneself to; to be committed to
- 书记 shūjì secretary; Party secretary
- 投身 tóushēn devote oneself to; throw oneself into
- 职称 zhíchēng professional title; academic/professional rank
- 心血 xīnxuè painstaking effort; hard work
- 头衔 tóuxián title; rank