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Premier in Chinese

premier · HSK 6

总理 zǒng lǐ

  1. 总 zǒng always
  2. 理 lǐ reason

Counted with 位: 一位总理 yí wèi zǒnglǐ

总理今天参观了这所学校。 The premier visited this school today.

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How do you say premier in Chinese?

Premier in Chinese is 总理 (zǒng lǐ).

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