头儿 頭兒 tóu r leader syn 队长 隊長 duì zhǎng captain / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù leader syn 领导者 領導者 lǐng dǎo zhě leader syn 领导人 領導人 lǐng dǎo rén leader syn 头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader / gang leader / chieftain syn 卡斯特罗 卡斯特羅 kǎ sī tè luó Castro (name) / Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008 班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 领队 領隊 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad) syn 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 降生 jiàng shēng to be born / arrival of newborn / birth (of a savior or religious leader) syn 组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 头领 頭領 tóu lǐng head person / leader syn 头子 頭子 tóu zi boss / gang leader syn 列宁 列寧 liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 二把手 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader / the second-in-command syn 金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea 毛泽东 毛澤東 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 车长 車長 vehicle leader 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 拉登 lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 本拉登 běn lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 排长 排長 pái zhǎng platoon leader / sergeant 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 侯赛因 侯賽因 hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 蒋介石 蔣介石 jiǎng jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 胡志明 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] 左宗棠 zuǒ zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 阿拉法特 ā lā fǎ tè Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特|亚西尔·阿拉法特[Ya4 xi1 er3 · A1 la1 fa3 te4] 邓小平 鄧小平 dèng xiǎo píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" 江青 jiāng qīng Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four 排头兵 排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter 像章 xiàng zhāng badge / insignia / lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leader) 萨德尔 薩德爾 sà dé ěr Sadr (name) / Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader 毛主席 máo zhǔ xí Chairman Mao / Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader 蚩尤 chī yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] 林彪 lín biāo Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 朱德 zhū dé Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 刘少奇 劉少奇 liú shào qí Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 李自成 lǐ zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty 陈云 陳雲 chén yún Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist 梁启超 梁啟超 liáng qǐ chāo Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 贺龙 賀龍 hè lóng He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 康有为 康有為 kāng yǒu wéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 张角 張角 zhāng jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han 安禄山 安祿山 ān lù shān An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] 邓颖超 鄧穎超 dèng yǐng chāo Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 洪秀全 hóng xiù quán Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 黄巢 黃巢 huáng cháo Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang 李宗仁 lǐ zōng rén Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction 戚继光 戚繼光 qī jì guāng Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader 陈胜 陳勝 chén shèng Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 闯王 闖王 chuǎng wáng Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645) 叶挺 葉挺 yè tǐng Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader 张国焘 張國燾 zhāng guó tāo Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938 张宝 張寶 zhāng bǎo Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2] 张献忠 張獻忠 zhāng xiàn zhōng Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt 康生 kāng shēng Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural Revolution and posthumously blamed for some of its excesses 吴广 吳廣 wú guǎng Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor 华国锋 華國鋒 huá guó fēng Hua Guofeng (1921-), leader of Chinese Communist Party after the Cultural Revolution 彭真 péng zhēn Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader 杜月笙 dù yuè shēng Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist 白崇禧 bái chóng xǐ Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949 罗荣桓 羅榮桓 luó róng huán Luo Ronghuan (1902-1963), Chinese communist military leader 主枝 leader syn 杨尚昆 楊尚昆 yáng shàng kūn Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader 张闻天 張聞天 zhāng wén tiān Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist 戈培尔 戈培爾 gē péi ěr Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), German Nazi leader and politician 金正日 jīn zhèng rì Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011 奥康纳 奧康納 ào kāng nà O'Connor (name) / Thomas Power O'Connor (1848-1929), Irish journalist and nationalist political leader 阿亚图拉 阿亞圖拉 ā yà tú lā ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam) 马苏德 馬蘇德 mǎ sū dé Massoud (name) / Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader 禹 yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu 托洛茨基 託洛茨基 tuō luò cí jī Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), a leader in the Russian Revolution in 1917 金正恩 jīn zhèng ēn Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011 毛拉 máo lā Mullah (religious leader in Islam) 谭震林 譚震林 tán zhèn lín Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution 施明德 shī míng dé Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] 舜 shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader 麈 zhǔ leader of herd / stag syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 传统 傳統 chuán tǒng tradition / traditional / convention / conventional / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 天子 tiān zǐ the (rightful) emperor / "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) syn 