理事 (lei5 si6 | li3 shi4) : councillor, councilman

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理事

lei5 si6

li3 shi4

[1] [n] councillor; councilman; director; manager
[2] [v] handle matters; attend to affairs

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Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,210,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

理事

This word has been viewed 1707 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Sep 2005 06:02 and last edited on 17th Jun 2016 05:40

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Characters in this word:

理 lei5 - reason; natural science; manage; heed
事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident

8 compounds containing this word:

理事會 - board of directors; board of governors; board of management
常任理事國 - a permanent member of the UN security council
聯合國安全理事會 - United Nations Security Council
Common Formations:
常務理事 - executive member of the council
安全理事會 - the U.N. security Council
世界糧食理事會 - World Food Council
廣播理事會 - Broadcasting Board of Governors
世界銀行理事會 - Board of Governors of the World Bank

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Decimal representation of this word: 理事

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