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主 (zyu2) — main; chief; primary; principal in Cantonese

zyuˊ²主
Mandarin Pinyin: zhu3

Meaning of 主

nounmain; chief; primary; principal
nounofficiate at; preside over; take charge of; direct; head
nounmain aim; goal
nouncontrol; determine
nounmaster, chief; leader; owner
nounJesus Christ; God; Lord
nounhost

Example Sentences with 主

你要主動啲。
You need to be more proactive (i.e. take the initiative more often).
園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)
究竟佢喺度打咩鬼主意？
What's evil plan is he actually executing?
呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個leoiˏ₅旅jauˎ₄遊tyunˎ₄團jiˏ₅以hoengˉ¹香gongˊ²港janˎ₄人waiˎ₄為zyuˊ²主。
This tourist group consists mainly of Hongkong people.
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Words Containing 主

主修zyu2 sau1
(school) major
平均主義ping4 gwan1 zyu2 ji6
egalitarianism
行為主義hang4 wai4 zyu2 ji6
behaviourism
討論主題tou2 leon6 zyu2 tai4
topic (lit., "subject of discussion")
種族主義zung2 zuk6 zyu2 ji6
racism
主觀zyu2 gun1
subjective
單邊主義daan1 bin1 zyu2 ji6
unilateralism
主婦zyu2 fu5
homemaker; housewife; hostess
主要出入口zyu2 jiu3 ceot1 jap6 hau2
key access point
天主tin1 zyu2
God (as referred to by Chinese Catholics)
財主佬coi4 zyu2 lou2
rich, wealthy
超現實主義ciu1 jin6 sat6 zyu2 ji6
surrealism; super-realism

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