第一把手

Traditional form:

第一把手

Pinyin (reading):

dìyībǎshǒu

Definitions:

• the person in charge
• the head of the leadership group

Characters:

• 第 - sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 手 - hand

Traditional characters:

• 第 - sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 手 - hand