执牛耳 zhí niú ěr

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have the power; the person in charge; to hold the reins of power

CHARACTERS

执 zhí
HSK 5
hold in hand; keep; carry out
牛 niú
HSK 2
cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93
耳 ěr
HSK 3
ear; merely, only; handle