首领

bǎo quán shǒu lǐng

保全首领

keep alive

pàn luàn shǒu lǐng

叛乱首领

ringleader of a revolt

tā shì nóng mín qǐ yì de shǒu lǐng

他是农民起义的首领。

He is the leader of the peasant revolt.

tā jiù bài zài běi yáng jūn fá shǒu lǐng yuán shì kǎi zhī shǒu

他就败在北洋军阀首领袁世凯之手。

He suffered defeat at the hands of Yuan Shih-kai, the chieftain of the northern warlords.