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挂帅
掛帥
guàshuài
1. to take command
2. to assume leadership
3. to dominate
4. over-emphasis
5. dominating over other considerations

Character Breakdown

挂
guà
to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
HSK 4 9 丶
帅
shuài
commander; commander-in-chief; handsome, smart
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (4)

分数挂帅
fēnshùguàshuài
preoccupied with school grades
亲自挂帅
qīnzìguàshuài
to take command personally
金钱挂帅
jīnqiánguàshuài
caring only about money and wealth
挂帅的社会
guàshuàideshèhuì
a society in which that is regarded as all-important

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