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HSK 7-9Character · Verb · Noun · Adjective · Adverb

lead; rash; frank; surname

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Meanings

7 senses · 11 examples
1.

verb

to lead; to head; to guide

neutral

Used for leading a team, delegation, or group of people.

Tuán团
zhǎng长
shuài率
lǐng领
dài代
biǎo表
tuán团
qián前
wǎng往
lián联
hé合
guó国
zǒng总
bù部
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
 。

The head of the delegation led the team to the UN headquarters for the meeting.

Xiào校
zhǎng长
shuài率
lǐng领
quán全
xiào校
shī师
shēng生
cān参
jiā加
le了
kāi开
xué学
diān典
lǐ礼
 。

The school principal led all teachers and students to attend the opening ceremony.

2.

verb

to follow; to comply with; to follow one's inclination

literary

Used in literary or formal contexts to describe acting according to one's own will.

Tā他
zài在
jià假
qī期
lǐ里
shuài率
xìng性
ér而
wéi为
 ,
měi每
tiān天
shuì睡
dào到
zì自
rán然
xǐng醒
 。

He acted on his own whim during the holiday, sleeping until he woke up naturally every day.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
pèi配
sè色
shuài率
yì意
zì自
rán然
 ,
háo毫
wú无
kè刻
yì意
diāo雕
zhuó琢
de的
hén痕
jì迹
 。

The color matching of this painting is free and natural, with no traces of deliberate carving.

3.

noun

surname

neutral

A relatively rare Chinese family name.

Shuài率
jiào教
shòu授
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
wén文
xué学
yuàn院
de的
xué学
shù术
dài带
tóu头
rén人
 。

Professor Shuai is the academic leader of our school's College of Liberal Arts.

4.

adjective

careless; rash; reckless

neutral

Describes actions or decisions made without careful consideration.

Zuò做
jué决
dìng定
qián前
bù不
yào要
qīng轻
shuài率
de地
xià下
jié结
lùn论
 ,
yào要
duō多
shōu收
jí集
xìn信
xī息
 。

Don't jump to conclusions hastily before making a decision; collect more information first.

Tā他
zuò做
shì事
tài太
cǎo草
shuài率
 ,
jīng经
cháng常
chū出
cuò错
 。

He is too careless in his work and often makes mistakes.

5.

adjective

frank; straightforward; open

neutral

Describes a person's straightforward, unreserved personality.

Tā他
wéi为
rén人
zhí直
shuài率
 ,
yǒu有
shén什
me么
jiù就
shuō说
shén什
me么
 ,
cóng从
bù不
guǎi拐
wān弯
mò抹
jiǎo角
 。

He is straightforward and speaks his mind directly without beating around the bush.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
de的
tán谈
huà话
fēng风
gé格
tǎn坦
shuài率
zhēn真
chéng诚
 ,
shēn深
shòu受
dà大
jiā家
xǐ喜
ài爱
 。

This leader's straightforward and sincere conversation style is deeply loved by everyone.

6.

adverb

roughly; generally; mostly

archaic

Used in classical Chinese or formal written contexts to indicate a general situation.

Zhè这
lèi类
wèn问
tí题
shuài率
jiē皆
rú如
cǐ此
 ,
xū需
yào要
cóng从
gēn根
běn本
shàng上
jiě解
jué决
 。

Most of these kinds of problems are like this, and need to be solved fundamentally.

Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
tiān天
qì气
shuài率
shí十
rì日
yī一
biàn变
 ,
zǎo早
wǎn晚
wēn温
chà差
jiào较
dà大
 。

The weather here generally changes every ten days, with a large temperature difference between morning and evening.

7.

verb

same as 帅2

archaic

An obsolete variant usage of the character, now mostly replaced by 帅.