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HSK
to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
HSK 3
to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
HSK 5
vehicle owner
HSK 5
democracy / democratic
HSK 6
princess
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *主* | 主* | *主
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)
HSK 7-9
employer
HSK 7-9
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
HSK 7-9
host / official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
HSK 7-9
variant of 雇主
HSK 7-9
Gloria (section of Catholic mass)
sublandlord / tenant who sublets
forum moderator / webmaster
God (in Catholicism) / abbr. for 天主教, Catholicism
Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
owner / proprietor
recipient (of an award) / winner (in a competition)
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional)
head of a household
customer
monarch / sovereign
the Savior (in Christianity)
Snow White
creditor
imperial empress / milady
(biology) host
playgirl
benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor)
a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
shop owner
Allah
a large landowner
out of one's wits (idiom) / distracted / stunned
lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
owner (e.g. of a shop)
rich man / moneybags
head of the household
the girl is already taken (idiom)
local wealthy landlord / country money-bags / rich provincial
guest and host
to decide; to have the final say
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
landlord / landowner / host
founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure
(idiom) to return sth to its rightful owner
owner of sth lost or stolen
head priest of a temple
(old) customer
for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
factory owner
seller
(old) the family of the victim in a murder case / (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc) / (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit
slave owner
to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company)
victim (of a criminal) / party involved (in a dispute etc) / main instigator
master of the house; head of the family
feudal ruler
advocate strongly
ship's captain / owner of ship
owner
the Creator (in religion or mythology) / God
person who harbors criminals / receiver (of stolen goods)
variant of 作主
(Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うp, "upunushi")
former ruler; founding ruler
landlord / house owner
live vlogger / live-streamer
financial backer / bankroller
everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
savior
leader of a theatrical troupe
message board moderator or administrator
occupant of tomb / person buried
lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝
blogger
dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game)
newbie
tyrant / usurper
(of property) to change owners / (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands
advertiser
owner of enterprise
central figure / rightful owner / (slang) idol of a fan
Creator (Christianity)
miller
Redeemer
variant of 版主
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) / fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
acceptor (semiconductor)
head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain
host (of a parasite)
owner / proprietor
to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
innkeeper
proprietor of a mine
social democracy
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门

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