主
zhǔ HSK2

master

主 zhǔ
main verb
principal, primary, or most important

这顿饭以素食为主，口味非常清淡。

zhè dùn fàn yǐ sù​shí wéi zhǔ, kǒu​wèi fēi​cháng qīng​dàn.

The meal is mainly vegetarian and has a very light flavor.

Lord noun
God or a deity, especially within religious contexts

信徒们跪在神像前，虔诚地祈求主赐予他们力量。

xìn​tú men guì zài shén​xiàng qián, qián​chéng de qí​qiú zhǔ cì​yǔ tā​men lì​liang.

The believers knelt before the statue, devoutly praying for the Lord to grant them strength.

owner noun
the person who owns, controls, or hosts something, such as a master or host

他是主，我是客，哪有让客人动手干活的道理？

tā shì zhǔ, wǒ shì kè, nǎ yǒu ràng kè​rén dòng​shǒu gàn​huó de dào​li?

He is the host and I am the guest; it wouldn't be right to make a guest do the manual labor.

signify noun
to indicate, mean, or be a sign of something

此占主凶，不宜出门。

cǐ zhān zhǔ xiōng, bù yí chū​mén.

This divination forebodes misfortune; it is not a good day to go out.

control verb
to have authority or control over someone or something; to dominate or determine.

在家里，所有重要的事情都是由我父亲做主。

zài jiā​lǐ, suǒ​yǒu zhòng​yào de shì​qing dōu shì yóu wǒ fù​qīn zuò zhǔ.

At home, my father makes all the important decisions.

trump card noun
the suit or card that outranks others in card games

这把牌黑桃是主。

zhè bǎ pái hēi​táo shì zhǔ.

Spades are trumps in this hand.

Frequency
Character
Written text
87th most common 2065.6 per million
Movie subtitles
274th most common 611.2 per million appears in 91% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
90.3 per million appears in 23% of films
Written text
225.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+4E3B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)