主 zyu² {zhǔ}

1. owner
2. master
3. host
4. individual or party concerned
5. God
6. Lord
7. main
8. to indicate or signify
9. trump card (in card games)

主筆〔-笔〕 zyu² bat¹ {zhǔ bǐ}

Editor in chief; Lead writer

主次 zyu² ci³ {zhǔ cì}

primary and secondary

主唱 zyu² coeng³ {zhǔ chàng}

Lead singer

主動〔-动〕 zyu² dung⁶ {zhǔ dòng}

proactive

主婚 zyu² fan¹ {zhǔ hūn}

preside a wedding

主根 zyu² gan¹ {zhǔ gēn}

Main root

主考 zyu² haau² {zhǔ kǎo}

chief examiner

主任 zyu² jam⁶ {zhǔ rèn}

supervisor

主要 zyu² jiu³ {zhǔ yào}

mainly

主禮〔-礼〕 zyu² lai⁵ {zhǔ lǐ}

Officiating

主謀〔-谋〕 zyu² mau⁴ {zhǔ móu}

a mastermind

主腦〔-脑〕 zyu² nou⁵ {zhǔ nǎo}

leader; mastermind

主帥〔-帅〕 zyu² seoi³ {zhǔ shuài}

Chief; Commander; Manager

主使 zyu² si² {zhǔ shǐ}

instigate, order

主旨 zyu² zi² {zhǔ zhǐ}

(noun) 1. Subject; (of literature) Theme

主治 zyu² zi⁶ {zhǔ zhì}

(Medical term)Specialty of…

主將〔-将〕 zyu² zoeng³ {zhǔ jiàng}

captain, leading player, chief commander

主板 zyu² baan² {zhǔ bǎn}

motherboard (computing)

主辦〔-办〕 zyu² baan⁶ {zhǔ bàn}

1. to organize
2. to host (a conference or sports event)

主賓〔-宾〕 zyu² ban¹ {zhǔ bīn}

1. guest of honor
2. host and guests

主播 zyu² bo³ {zhǔ bō}

anchor (TV)

主簿 zyu² bou⁶ {zhǔ bù}

official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China

主僕〔-仆〕 zyu² buk⁶ {zhǔ pú}

master and servant

主持 zyu² ci⁴ {zhǔ chí}

1. to take charge of
2. to manage or direct
3. to preside over
4. to uphold
5. to stand for (justice etc)
6. to host (a TV or radio program etc)
7. (TV) anchor

主詞〔-词〕 zyu² ci⁴ {zhǔ cí}

subject

主場〔-场〕 zyu² coeng⁴ {zhǔ chǎng}

1. home ground (sports)
2. home field
3. main venue
4. main stadium

主菜 zyu² coi³ {zhǔ cài}

main course

主材 zyu² coi⁴ {zhǔ cái}

principal or main material (engineering)

主從〔-从〕 zyu² cung⁴ {zhǔ cóng}

1. master-slave (computing)
2. client-server (computing)
3. primary and secondary

主廚〔-厨〕 zyu² cyu⁴ {zhǔ chú}

1. chef
2. to be the chef

主隊〔-队〕 zyu² deoi⁶ {zhǔ duì}

1. host team (at sports event)
2. host side

主調〔-调〕 zyu² diu⁶ {zhǔ diào}

1. main point of an argument
2. a principal viewpoint

主導〔-导〕 zyu² dou⁶ {zhǔ dǎo}

1. leading
2. dominant
3. prevailing
4. to lead
5. to direct
6. to dominate

主動〔-动〕 zyu² dung⁶ {zhǔ dòng}

1. to take the initiative
2. to do sth of one's own accord
3. spontaneous
4. active
5. opposite: passive 被動
6. drive (of gears and shafts etc)

主犯 zyu² faan² {zhǔ fàn}

culprits

主罰〔-罚〕 zyu² fat⁶ {zhǔ fá}

penalty (kick)

主科 zyu² fo¹ {zhǔ kē}

required courses in the major subject

主婦〔-妇〕 zyu² fu⁵ {zhǔ fù}

1. housewife
2. woman of senior authority in a household
3. the lady of the house
4. hostess

主峰 zyu² fung¹ {zhǔ fēng}

main peak (of a mountain range)

主格 zyu² gaak³ {zhǔ gé}

nominative case (grammar)

主教 zyu² gaau³ {zhǔ jiào}

bishop

主計〔-计〕 zyu² gai³ {zhǔ jì}

1. chief accounting officer
2. controller
3. comptroller
4. (Han Dynasty) treasurer

主機〔-机〕 zyu² gei¹ {zhǔ jī}

1. main engine
2. (military) lead aircraft
3. (computing) host computer
4. main processor
5. server

主見〔-见〕 zyu² gin³ {zhǔ jiàn}

1. one's own view
2. having definite opinions

主角 zyu² gok³ {zhǔ jué}

1. leading role
2. lead

主幹〔-干〕 zyu² gon³ {zhǔ gàn}

1. trunk
2. main
3. core

主講〔-讲〕 zyu² gong² {zhǔ jiǎng}

1. to give a lecture
2. to lecture on

主顧〔-顾〕 zyu² gu³ {zhǔ gù}

1. client
2. customer

主觀〔-观〕 zyu² gun¹ {zhǔ guān}

subjective

主管 zyu² gun² {zhǔ guǎn}

1. in charge
2. responsible for
3. person in charge
4. manager

主公 zyu² gung¹ {zhǔ gōng}

1. Your Highness
2. Your Majesty

主攻 zyu² gung¹ {zhǔ gōng}

1. main assault
2. to focus on
3. to specialize in
4. to major in

主音 zyu² jam¹ {zhǔ yīn}

1. keynote
2. principal tone
3. tonic
4. vowel

主任 zyu² jam⁶ {zhǔ rèn}

1. director
2. head
3. CL: 個

主因 zyu² jan¹ {zhǔ yīn}

main reason

主人 zyu² jan⁴ {zhǔ rén}

1. master
2. host
3. owner
4. CL: 個

主日 zyu² jat⁶ {zhǔ rì}

1. Sabbath
2. Sunday

主意 zyu² ji³ {zhǔ yi}

1. plan
2. idea
3. decision
4. CL: 個
5. Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]

主義〔-义〕 zyu² ji⁶ {zhǔ yì}

1. -ism
2. ideology

主嫌 zyu² jim⁴ {zhǔ xián}

prime, key or main suspect (law)

主演 zyu² jin² {zhǔ yǎn}

1. to act the leading role (in a movie or a play)
2. to star
3. lead actor

主業〔-业〕 zyu² jip⁶ {zhǔ yè}

main business

主頁〔-页〕 zyu² jip⁶ {zhǔ yè}

home page

主要 zyu² jiu³ {zhǔ yào}

1. main
2. principal
3. major
4. primary

主語〔-语〕 zyu² jyu⁵ {zhǔ yǔ}

subject (in grammar)

主球 zyu² kau⁴ {zhǔ qiú}

cue ball (in pool etc)

主權〔-权〕 zyu² kyun⁴ {zhǔ quán}

sovereignty

主流 zyu² lau⁴ {zhǔ liú}

1. main stream (of a river)
2. fig. the essential point
3. main viewpoint of a matter
4. mainstream (culture etc)

主樓〔-楼〕 zyu² lau⁴ {zhǔ lóu}

main building

主力 zyu² lik⁶ {zhǔ lì}

1. main force
2. main strength of an army

主料 zyu² liu² {zhǔ liào}

main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)

主麻 zyu² maa⁴ {zhǔ má}

jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather to attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)

主編〔-编〕 zyu² pin¹ {zhǔ biān}

editor in chief

主修 zyu² sau¹ {zhǔ xiū}

to major in

主食 zyu² sik⁶ {zhǔ shí}

1. main food
2. staple (rice and noodles)

主線〔-线〕 zyu² sin³ {zhǔ xiàn}

1. main line (of communication)
2. main thread (of a plotline or concept)
3. central theme

主銷〔-销〕 zyu² siu¹ {zhǔ xiāo}

1. kingpin (vehicle part)
2. to focus one's marketing efforts on (a region, product etc)

主體〔-体〕 zyu² tai² {zhǔ tǐ}

1. main part
2. bulk
3. body
4. subject
5. agent

主題〔-题〕 zyu² tai⁴ {zhǔ tí}

1. theme
2. subject

主廳〔-厅〕 zyu² teng¹ {zhǔ tīng}

main lobby

主環〔-环〕 zyu² waan⁴ {zhǔ huán}

primary ring

主委 zyu² wai² {zhǔ wěi}

committee chairperson

主祭 zyu² zai³ {zhǔ jì}

to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral

主子 zyu² zi² {zhǔ zi}

1. Master (term used by servant)
2. Your Majesty
3. operator (of machine)

主旨 zyu² zi² {zhǔ zhǐ}

1. gist
2. main idea
3. general tenor
4. one's judgment

主席 zyu² zik⁶ {zhǔ xí}

1. chairperson
2. premier
3. chairman
4. CL: 個,位

主張〔-张〕 zyu² zoeng¹ {zhǔ zhāng}

1. to advocate
2. to stand for
3. view
4. position
5. stand
6. proposition
7. viewpoint
8. assertion
9. CL: 個

主掌 zyu² zoeng² {zhǔ zhǎng}

1. in charge (of a position etc)
2. the person in charge
3. responsible

主宰 zyu² zoi² {zhǔ zǎi}

1. to dominate
2. to rule
3. to dictate
4. master

主族 zyu² zuk⁶ {zhǔ zú}

main group

主軸〔-轴〕 zyu² zuk⁶ {zhǔ zhóu}

1. axis
2. principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc)
3. main axle (of engine)

主動權〔-动权〕 zyu² dung⁶ kyun⁴ {zhǔ dòng quán}

Initiative

主婦手〔-妇-〕 zyu² fu⁵ sau² {zhǔ fù shǒu}

Hand Eczema

主教山 zyu² gaau³ saan¹ {zhǔ jiào shān}

Penha Hill

主人房 zyu² jan⁴ fong² {zhǔ rén fáng}

master bedroom

主力牆〔--墙〕 zyu² lik⁶ coeng⁴ {zhǔ lì qiáng}

load-bearing wall; structural wall

主力軍〔--军〕 zyu² lik⁶ gwan¹ {zhǔ lì jūn}

Main force

主辦國〔-办国〕 zyu² baan⁶ gwok³ {zhǔ bàn guó}

host country

主辦權〔-办权〕 zyu² baan⁶ kyun⁴ {zhǔ bàn quán}

the right to host (an international meeting)

主賓謂〔-宾谓〕 zyu² ban¹ wai⁶ {zhǔ bīn wèi}

subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)

主車群〔-车-〕 zyu² ce¹ kwan⁴ {zhǔ chē qún}

peloton (main group of riders in a bicycle race)

主持人 zyu² ci⁴ jan⁴ {zhǔ chí rén}

1. TV or radio presenter
2. host
3. anchor

主導權〔-导权〕 zyu² dou⁶ kyun⁴ {zhǔ dǎo quán}

leadership (role)

主導性〔-导-〕 zyu² dou⁶ sing³ {zhǔ dǎo xìng}

leadership

主動脈〔-动脉〕 zyu² dung⁶ mak⁶ {zhǔ dòng mài}

1. aorta
2. principal artery

主計室〔-计-〕 zyu² gai³ sat¹ {zhǔ jì shì}

1. auditing department
2. accounting department
3. comptroller office

主機板〔-机-〕 zyu² gei¹ baan² {zhǔ jī bǎn}

motherboard

主機名〔-机-〕 zyu² gei¹ meng² {zhǔ jī míng}

hostname (of a networked computer)

主幹線〔-干线〕 zyu² gon³ sin³ {zhǔ gàn xiàn}

1. trunk line (of road, network etc)
2. backbone (cable)

主顯節〔-显节〕 zyu² hin² zit³ {zhǔ xiǎn jié}

Epiphany

主航道 zyu² hong⁴ dou⁶ {zhǔ háng dào}

main channel

主人公 zyu² jan⁴ gung¹ {zhǔ rén gōng}

1. hero (of a novel or film)
2. main protagonist

主人翁 zyu² jan⁴ jung¹ {zhǔ rén wēng}

1. master (of the house)
2. main character in a novel etc
3. hero or heroine

主日學〔--学〕 zyu² jat⁶ hok⁶ {zhǔ rì xué}

Sunday School

主力艦〔--舰〕 zyu² lik⁶ laam⁶ {zhǔ lì jiàn}

battleship

主心骨 zyu² sam¹ gwat¹ {zhǔ xīn gǔ}

1. backbone
2. mainstay
3. pillar
4. definite view
5. one's own judgment

主旋律 zyu² syun⁴ leot⁶ {zhǔ xuán lǜ}

theme or subject (music)

主禱文〔-祷-〕 zyu² tou² man⁴ {zhǔ dǎo wén}

Lord's Prayer

主謂賓〔-谓宾〕 zyu² wai⁶ ban¹ {zhǔ wèi bīn}

subject-verb-object SVO or subject-predicate-object sentence pattern (e.g. in Chinese grammar)

主謂句〔-谓-〕 zyu² wai⁶ geoi³ {zhǔ wèi jù}

1. subject-predicate sentence
2. subject-predicate clause

主和弦 zyu² wo⁴ jin⁴ {zhǔ hé xián}

1. tonic triad
2. triad of the home key

主和派 zyu² wo⁴ paai³ {zhǔ hé pài}

1. the peace faction
2. doves

主序星 zyu² zeoi⁶ sing¹ {zhǔ xù xīng}

star in the main sequence (astron.)

主席國〔--国〕 zyu² zik⁶ gwok³ {zhǔ xí guó}

1. chair country
2. country holding revolving presidency

主席臺〔--台〕 zyu² zik⁶ toi⁴ {zhǔ xí tái}

1. rostrum
2. platform
3. CL: 個

主席團〔--团〕 zyu² zik⁶ tyun⁴ {zhǔ xí tuán}

presidium

主戰派〔-战-〕 zyu² zin³ paai³ {zhǔ zhàn pài}

1. the pro-war faction
2. hawks

主宰者 zyu² zoi² ze² {zhǔ zǎi zhě}

ruler

主軸承〔-轴-〕 zyu² zuk⁶ sing⁴ {zhǔ zhóu chéng}

main bearing

主辦單位〔-办单-〕 zyu² baan⁶ daan¹ wai² {zhǔ bàn dān wèi}

Organizer; Sponsor

主持正義〔---义〕 zyu² ci⁴ zing³ ji⁶ {zhǔ chí zhèng yì}

Uphold justice

主要原因 zyu² jiu³ jyun⁴ jan¹ {zhǔ yào yuán yīn}

main reason

主要指標〔---标〕 zyu² jiu³ zi² biu¹ {zhǔ yào zhǐ biāo}

main indicator

主修科目 zyu² sau¹ fo¹ muk⁶ {zhǔ xiū kē mù}

Major course

主題公園〔-题-园〕 zyu² tai⁴ gung¹ jyun⁴ {zhǔ tí gōng yuán}

Theme park

主題樂園〔-题乐园〕 zyu² tai⁴ lok⁶ jyun⁴ {zhǔ tí lè yuán}

Theme park

主打品牌 zyu² daa² ban² paai⁴ {zhǔ dǎ pǐn pái}

1. premium brand
2. flagship product

主動免疫〔-动--〕 zyu² dung⁶ min⁵ jik⁶ {zhǔ dòng miǎn yì}

active immunity

主法向量 zyu² faat³ hoeng³ loeng⁶ {zhǔ fǎ xiàng liàng}

principal normal vector (to a space curve)

主幹網絡〔-干网络〕 zyu² gon³ mong⁵ lok⁶ {zhǔ gàn wǎng luò}

core network

主幹網路〔-干网-〕 zyu² gon³ mong⁵ lou⁶ {zhǔ gàn wǎng lù}

1. core network
2. backbone network

主觀主義〔-观-义〕 zyu² gun¹ zyu² ji⁶ {zhǔ guān zhǔ yì}

subjectivism

主管教區〔---区〕 zyu² gun² gaau³ keoi¹ {zhǔ guǎn jiào qū}

diocese

主管機關〔--机关〕 zyu² gun² gei¹ gwaan¹ {zhǔ guǎn jī guān}

1. the authorities
2. higher competent body

主管人員〔---员〕 zyu² gun² jan⁴ jyun⁴ {zhǔ guǎn rén yuán}

executive

主權國家〔-权国-〕 zyu² kyun⁴ gwok³ gaa¹ {zhǔ quán guó jiā}

sovereign country

主承銷商〔--销-〕 zyu² sing⁴ siu¹ soeng¹ {zhǔ chéng xiāo shāng}

lead underwriter

主體思想〔-体--〕 zyu² tai² si¹ soeng² {Zhǔ tǐ Sī xiǎng}

Juche Idea (North Korean ideology of political, economic and military independence)

主謂結構〔-谓结构〕 zyu² wai⁶ git³ kau³ {zhǔ wèi jié gòu}

subject-predicate construction

主治醫師〔--医师〕 zyu² zi⁶ ji¹ si¹ {zhǔ zhì yī shī}

1. doctor-in-charge
2. resident physician