# 元首 (yuánshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 元首 (yuánshǒu) means “head of state”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: head of state
- Pinyin: yuánshǒu (yuan2 shou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 两国元首今天举行了正式会晤。
  Liǎng guó yuánshǒu jīntiān jǔxíngle zhèngshì huìwù.
  The heads of state of the two countries held a formal meeting today.

## Characters

- [元](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-yuan/) (yuán): yuan (currency unit)
- [首](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-head/) (shǒu): head; chief

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

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