| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) |
| 主义 | zhǔ yì | -ism; ideology |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:个,位 |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:个 |
| 主动 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head; CL:个 |
| 主观 | zhǔ guān | subjective |
| 主权 | zhǔ quán | sovereignty |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master; host; CL:个 |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (eg justice); to host (a TV or radio program etc) |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan; idea; decision; CL:个 |
| 主题 | zhǔ tí | theme; subject |
| 主体 | zhǔ tǐ | main part; subject; agent |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge; responsible for |
| 主轴 | zhǔ zhóu | axis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc); main axle (of engine) |
| 主力 | zhǔ lì | main force; main strength of an army |
| 主要原因 | zhǔ yào yuán yīn | main reason; primary cause |
| 主导 | zhǔ dǎo | to lead; to manage |
| 主席团 | zhǔ xí tuán | presidium |
| 主机 | zhǔ jī | core |
| 主观主义 | zhǔ guān zhǔ yì | subjectivism |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter |
| 主干 | zhǔ gàn | trunk; main; core |
| 主人公 | zhǔ rén gōng | hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist |
| 主子 | zhǔ zi | Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) |
| 主编 | zhǔ biān | editor |
| 主人翁 | zhǔ rén wēng | master (of one's own destiny etc) |
| 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master |
| 主办 | zhǔ bàn | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) |
| 主教 | zhǔ jiào | bishop |
| 主犯 | zhǔ fàn | culprits |
| 主攻 | zhǔ gōng | main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in |
| 主食 | zhǔ shí | main food; staple (rice and noodles) |
| 主旨 | zhǔ zhǐ | gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment |
| 主见 | zhǔ jiàn | one's own view; having definite opinions |
| 主妇 | zhǔ fù | housewife; woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house; hostess |
| 主讲 | zhǔ jiǎng | to give a lecture; to lecture on |
| 主旋律 | zhǔ xuán lǜ | theme or subject (music) |
| 主音 | zhǔ yīn | keynote; principal tone; tonic; vowel |
| 主顾 | zhǔ gù | client; customer |
| 主峰 | zhǔ fēng | main peak (of a mountain range) |
| 主从 | zhǔ cóng | master-slave (computing); client-server (computing); primary and secondary |
| 主不先客 | zhǔ bù xiān kè | guests or visitors first (idiom) |
| 主修 | zhǔ xiū | to major in |
| 主仆 | zhǔ pú | master and servant |
| 主公 | zhǔ gōng | Your Highness; Your Majesty |
| 主力舰 | zhǔ lì jiàn | battleship |
| 主动免疫 | zhǔ dòng miǎn yì | active immunity |
| 主动脉 | zhǔ dòng mài | aorta; principal artery |
