首恶

shǒuè

首恶 — shǒuè

1. the principal offender; ringleader; chief culprit (the main person responsible for wrongdoing)

   警方抓住了团伙的首恶，其他成员随后落网。 jǐngfāng zhuāzhù le tuánhuǒ de shǒuè qítā chéngyuán suíhòu luòwǎng — The police captured the gang's ringleader, and the other members were arrested afterwards.