chief culprit; main instigator
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
chief culprit; main instigator; ringleader
formalFormal term used for the person primarily responsible for causing a disaster, trouble, or crime.
Zài在
zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
，
tā他
cái才
shì是
zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
huò祸
shǒu首
。
In this accident, he is the real chief culprit.
Bì必
xū须
zhǎo找
dào到
zào造
chéng成
wū污
rǎn染
de的
huò祸
shǒu首
。
We must find the main instigator of the pollution.
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Tā他
shì是
zhè这
gè个
zhà诈
piàn骗
jí集
tuán团
de的
zuì罪
kuí魁
huò祸
shǒu首
。
He is the chief culprit and ringleader of this fraud syndicate.
Zhè这
chǎng场
jīn金
róng融
wēi危
jī机
de的
huò祸
shǒu首
zhì至
jīn今
wèi未
bèi被
wán完
quán全
jiē揭
lù露
。
The main instigator of this financial crisis has not yet been fully exposed.