- criminal ringleader
- chief culprit
- fig. cause of a problem
Generated definitions (experimental)
- criminal ringleader
- chief culprit
- fig. cause of a problem
This meaning refers to the person who leads a group involved in illegal activities. It often describes a leader among wrongdoers.
He is considered the ringleader of this criminal gang.
This usage identifies the primary person responsible for a wrongdoing or crime, often used in a legal or investigative context.
The investigation revealed that she was the chief culprit of the incident.
Here, it is used metaphorically to describe the primary reason or source of an issue or difficulty.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zuì kuí huò shǒu罪魁祸首the chief culpritzuì kuí罪魁yuán xiōng元凶the principal instigatorzuì kuí罪魁fù zé负责to be responsible for the crimezuì kuí罪魁bèi bǔ被捕the ringleader is apprehendedzuì kuí罪魁lǐng dǎo领导to lead the criminal activitieszuì kuí罪魁mù biāo目标target of the investigationzuì kuí罪魁chū xiàn出现the ringleader appearszuì kuí罪魁shì li势力influence of the criminal ringleaderzuì kuí罪魁zhī之zuì罪the crime of the ringleadershí bié识别zuì kuí罪魁to identify the mastermindzhuī chá追查zuì kuí罪魁to investigate the chief culpritjiē lù揭露zuì kuí罪魁to expose the ringleader