| 主 | 812B05 60.11 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄓㄨˇ [zhu3] | ||
| N. | (1) Master, chief owner, possessor: 主人，主子 [zhu3ren2], [zhu3zi0]↓; 主奴 master and servants or slave; 作主 make final decision; 是誰作主 who makes the decisions? 由他作主 let him assume final responsibility; 一家之主 head of the family; 房主 house owner; 船主 the boatman (boat owner, oft. the captain); 車主 car owner; 債主 creditor; 財主 a wealthy man, the person who puts up the money. (2) Host: 主客 host and guest; guest of honor (opp. 陪客 all other guests). (3) Main aim, goal: 主旨 [zhu3zhi3]↓; 以清潔為主 the principal thing is cleanliness. (4) Lord, sovereign: 救主 Lord Saviour; 天主 (Roman Catholic) God; 主上[zhu3shang4]↓; 一國之主 head of the state. (5) 公主 princess. (6) 神主，木主 spirit tablet for worship: see 點主 41S.40. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To direct, to head (group, activity): 主管 [zhu3guan3]↓; 主持 [zhu3chi2]↓; 君主，民主 monarchy, democracy; 主其事 direct the whole business; 主婚 [zhu3hun1], 主任 [zhu3ren4]↓. (2) To control, determine: 心不由主 lose self-control; 六神無主，沒有主心骨兒 a floating feeling of not knowing what one is doing; 自主 be independent (country); 主動，主使 [zhu3dong4], [zhu3shi3]↓. (3) (AC) to lodge at (s.o.’s house). (4) (Divination) indicate: 主吉，主凶 indicates good, bad, luck. (5) To stand for, to sponsor, lead or hold (an opinion against others): 主戰，主和 stand for war, for negotiation; 主張 [zhu3zhang1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Main, principal: 主題，主旨，主要 [zhu3ti2], [zhu3zhi3], [zhu3yao4]↓; 主流 main stream; 主峰 principal peak; 主犯，從犯 main culprit, accomplice; 主食 staple food (rice, wheat, etc.). | |||||
| Words | 1. 主辦 [zhu3ban4], v.t. & n., (be) prime mover, director: 誰主辦的 who is the director (of paper, movement)? 2. 主編 [zhu3bian1], v.t. & n., (be) editor in chief. 3. 主筆 [zhu2bi3], v.t. & n., (be) editor; editorial writer. 4. 主持 [zhu3chi2], v.t., (1) to manage, direct (household, organization); (2) to uphold (an opinion, theory): 主持正義 uphold justice. 5. 主權 [zhu3qUan2], n., sovereignty (of a country); power of decision: 主權在我 I make the decisions; 主權國 a sovereign country; not dependent. 6. 主動 [zhu3dong4], v.i. & n., (to hold, retain) initiative; to initiate：誰主動的 who is back of this (the prime mover)? 7. 主犯 [zhu3fan4], n., main culprit. 8. 主婦 [zhu3fu4], n., mistress of a house; 家主婦 housewife. 9. 主稿 [zhu3gao3], v.i. & n., person elected or appointed to draft a statement. 10. 主管 [zhu2guan3], v.t. & n., to manage; manager. 11. 主觀 [zhu3guan1], adj., subjective (opinion, criticism), opp. 客觀 objective; oft. 主觀的. 12. 主顧 [zhu3gu4], n., customer. 13. 主公 [zhu3gong1], n., (MC) address to ruler, somewhat similar to “My Lord.” 14. 主婚 [zhu3hun1], v.i., to officiate at wedding; 主婚人 [zhu3hun1ren2], n., such person. 15. 主張 [zhu3zhang1], (1) v.i. & t., to decide, to believe in: 主張去，不去 (person) decides to go, not to go; v.i. & t., 主張讓步 believe in making concessions; (2) n., opinion, decision: 是誰的主張 whose idea is this? 各有主張 each has his opinion; n., 主張不同 opinions differ; 主張公道 stand for justice. 16. 主講 [zhu2jiang3], v.i., make the main speech; speak on special subject. 17. 主角 [zhu2jiao3], n., main actor or actress; main character in story. 18. 主見 [zhu3jian4], n., (1) subjective view: 這人沒主見 this person has no opinions of his own; (2) preconceived opinion, cf. 成見 prejudice. 19. 主將 [zhu3jiang4], n., commander in chief. 20. 主教 [zhu3jiao4], n., bishop; 總主教 archbishop. 21. 主計 [zhu3ji4]1, n., formerly, treasurer. 22. 主祭 [zhu3ji4]2, v.i. & n., (be) the officer offering sacrifices. 23. 主旨 [zhu2zhi3], n., aim goal. 24. 主客 [zhu3ke4], n., (1) host and guest; (2) principal guest. 25. 主兒 [zhu3er0], n., master; anyone of master's family or class. 26. 主力 [zhu3li4], n., principal strength, force; main body of army. 27. 主謀 [zhu3mou2], v.i. & n., (person who) hatches idea of a plan; the mastermind. 28. 主母 [zhu2mu3], n., mistress, the lady of the house. 29. 主腦 [zhu2nao3], n., (1) the essential point or aspect of matter; (2) leader in group action. 30. 主僕 [zhu3pu2], phr., master and servant. 31. 主任 [zhu3ren4], n., chairman of committee, commission, group, department, bureau; chief, head (of publicity, promotion, etc.): 主任秘書 chief secretary; 主任委員 chairman of committee. 32. 主人 [zhu3ren2], n., (1) the owner (of house, shop, dog, umbrella, etc.); n., (2) master, boss: 主人翁，主人公 [zhu3ren2weng1], [zhu3ren2gong1], n., (a) principal character in play, novel; n., (b) address of master. 33. 主日 [zhu3ri4], n., (Christian) the Lord's Day, Sunday; 主日學 Sunday school. 34. 主上 [zhu3shang4], n., Your Majesty. 35. 主席 [zhu3xi2], n., chairman of meeting; chairman of political party or committee: 主席團 presidium, board of chairmen in collective leadership system. 36. 主刑 [zhu3xing2], n., punishment for the chief count or charge, dist. other counts. 37. 主帥 [zhu3shuai4], n., address to commander in chief. 38. 主使 [zhu2shi3], (1) v.i. & t., to instigate; (2) n., instigator. 39. 主體 [zhu2ti3], n., (1) main body, item; (2) principal aim, idea, purpose; (3) the active element. 40. 主題 [zhu3ti2], n., main theme (of speech, music composition, etc.) chief point of interest (in painting, photograph). 41. 主子 [zhu3zi0], n., (1) address to master; (2) Your Majesty. 42. 主宰 [zhu2zai3], n., lord (of creation); master. 43. 主位 [zhu3wei4], n., (1) host's seat at table; (2) seat of the throne. 44. 主文 [zhu3wen2], n., leading paragraph of judge's review, summing up the juristic position of case. 45. 主物 [zhu3wu4], n., (law) principal object of dispute (such as property rights). 46. 主演 [zhu2yan3], v.i., to be the main speaker or performer; to have for subject (of speech, etc.). 47. 主要 [zhu3yao4], adj., principal, main, essential (point, aim, problem, agency, etc.). 48. 主意 [zhu3yi4]1, n., see [zhu3zhang1]↑. 49. 主義 [zhu3yi4]2, n., equivalent of “-ism” in “socialism,” “pragmatism,” “opportunism,” “patriotism,” etc.). 50. 主因 [zhu3yin1], n., principal factor or cause. | |||||