Chinese word dictionary

元帅

yuán shuài · (military) marshal; commander-in-chief

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Word information

Simplified元帅

Traditional元帥

Pinyinyuán shuài

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

元yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

帅shuài

commander; commander-in-chief; handsome, smart

How to learn 元帅

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元yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon; surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

帅shuài

(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess); surname Shuai

单元dānyuán

unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase

元旦Yuándàn

New Year's Day

多元duōyuán

poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)

公元gōngyuán

CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)