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顶头上司

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Collocation

1
最好不要顶撞顶头上司
2
顶头上司是不能得罪的

Definition

顶头上司

Literally means:

one's superior

Actually means:

顶头 refers to "close to one's head"; 上司 refers to one's superior.

The phrase means one's immediate boss.

顶头,挨着头部。上司,上级领导。

顶头上司,直接领导自己的上级。

Example

Used as object, subject or attributive. (作宾语、主语、定语)
1
Jǐnguǎn
尽管
shì
de
dǐngtóushàngsi
顶头上司
  
,
shì
可是
wéirén
为人
suí
随和
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
jiàzi
架子
  

Although he is my top boss, he is easy-going and has no shelf.

2
jīngcháng
经常
dāngzhòng
当众
dǐngzhuàng
顶撞
dǐngtóushàngsi
顶头上司
  
,
xìngkuī
幸亏
duìfāng
对方
de
liàng
气量
hěn
  
,
jiào
计较
  
,
fǒu
否则
kěndìng
肯定
yào
chītou
吃苦头
de
  

He often hit his boss in public, thanks to the other side's air volume is very large, do not deal with him, otherwise he must suffer.

3
dǐngtóushàngsi
顶头上司
shì
xuézhě
学者
  
,
zài
shǒuxià
手下
zuòshì
做事
néng
xué
dào
hěnduō
很多
dōng
东西
  

My boss is a scholar and can learn a lot from doing things under him.