领导 lǐngdǎo Leader

Traditional: 領導
Measure word: 位, 个

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 领导 is in band 3. HSK 5 explained

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中领导。

It means leader. You'd say it at work when a meeting is about to start. A colleague whispers that the leader is coming in now. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

领导 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

领导 — the Chinese character for Leader (lǐngdǎo), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 领导 — Leader

领 — 11 strokes
导 — 6 strokes

Senses

lead
leading
to lead
leadership
leader

Characters in 领导

领 lǐng — neck; collar; to lead
导 dǎo — to transmit; to lead; to guide

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 领导 lives

HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 3 Practise Topic: Work and jobs Practise Topic: Government and politics Practise Measure words Practise

领导 is pronounced lǐngdǎo and means “Leader”.