领导

• 拼音: lǐng dǎo
• 汉字拆解: 领 = 令 (command) + 页 (head), meaning to lead from the front; 导 = simplified from 導, meaning to guide along a path

含义

Leader; to lead; leadership. Used for people in charge at work, in government, or in organisations.

Extremely common in Chinese work culture. As a noun, 领导 refers to any superior or manager — from a team leader to a company president to a government official. As a verb, it means to lead or direct. In Chinese workplaces, people often refer to their boss as 领导 rather than by name. Can also be used as a title.

例句

1. 领导让我们下午开个会。
2. 他是我们公司的领导。
3. 这个项目由王经理领导。

用法指南

语境: workplace, government, organisations

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 领导，这个报告请您看一下。(Leader, please have a look at this report.)
• 我们需要一个好的领导。(We need a good leader.)

错误说法

• 我的领导是我的好朋友。(In Chinese work culture, 领导 carries a formal connotation. If they are a close friend, you might use their name in private rather than the formal title.)

起源与历史

领 means to lead (originally neck, the part at the front); 导 means to guide or direct. Together: to lead and guide — leadership.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal