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to seize
the queen of flowers
chief
brightest and best
criminal ringleader
party boss
arc clam
tall and big
tall and sturdy
rebel leader
see 罪魁禍首|罪魁祸首[zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3]
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It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
Source: Tatoeba #866231 · CC BY 2.0 FRNone of us thought he was to blame for the accident.
Source: Tatoeba #830352 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.
Source: Tatoeba #761270 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.