理事

lǐ shì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. member of council
2. (literary) to take care of matters

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 董事 dǒng shì 董事 dǒng shì board member board member: board member
• 经理 jīng lǐ 经理 jīng lǐ manager manager involved in council: manager
• 管理 guǎn lǐ 管理 guǎn lǐ to supervise to manage affairs: to supervise
• 办事 bàn shì 办事 bàn shì to handle (affairs) to handle matters: to handle (affairs)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

理事 is a noun for council member, not a general term for 'manager'. Avoid using it for corporate managers, use 经理 instead.

Cultural notes

In formal Chinese contexts, 理事 often appears in names of organizations (e.g., 联合国安全理事会) referring to a council member rather than daily management.

Example Sentences

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他是我们组织的 理事 之一。

He is one of the council members of our organization.

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Words Containing 理事

• 外交关系理事会 外交关系理事会 wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì: Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
• 安全理事会 安全理事会 ān quán lǐ shì huì: (United Nations) Security Council
• 常任理事国 常任理事国 cháng rèn lǐ shì guó: permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
• 常务理事 常务理事 cháng wù lǐ shì: permanent member of council
• 会计准则理事会 会计准则理事会 kuài jì zhǔn zé lǐ shì huì: accounting standards council
• 欧洲理事会 欧洲理事会 ōu zhōu lǐ shì huì: European Council
• 理事会 理事会 lǐ shì huì: council
• 理事长 理事长 lǐ shì zhǎng: director general
• 联合国安全理事会 联合国安全理事会 lián hé guó ān quán lǐ shì huì: United Nations Security Council

Child Words of 理事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 理 理 lǐ: texture