# 首脑 (shǒunǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 首脑 (shǒunǎo) means “head of state; leader; summit”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: head of state; leader; summit
- Pinyin: shǒunǎo (shou3 nao3)
- Traditional: 首腦
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 两国首脑举行了会谈。
  Liǎng guó shǒunǎo jǔxíng le huìtán.
  The heads of state held a meeting.

## Characters

- [首](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-head/) (shǒu): head; chief
- 脑 (nǎo): brain; mind

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-nao-head-state/

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