总理
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
总理 (zǒnglǐ) · premier
总理 (zǒnglǐ) means “premier; prime minister”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 理 (science). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 总理 is built
The characters
总 zǒng · always
What 总 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
总理今天参观了这所学校。Zǒnglǐ jīntiān cānguān le zhè suǒ xuéxiào.The premier visited this school today.
这个国家的总理是谁？Zhègè guójiā de zǒnglǐ shì shéi?Who is the prime minister of this country?
Questions about 总理
What does 总理 mean?
总理 (zǒnglǐ) means “premier; prime minister”.
How do you pronounce 总理?
总理 is pronounced zǒnglǐ.
Which HSK level is 总理?
总理 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 总是zǒngshìalways
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)
- 总之zǒngzhīin short
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 总算zǒngsuànfinally
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总和zǒnghésum
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总理 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.