副议长

副議長
fùyìzhǎng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 vice-speaker
  2. 2 deputy chairman of a parliament
  3. 3 vice-chairman of a legislative body

Examples

Fùyìzhǎng zhǔchíle jīntiān de huìyì.
The vice-speaker chaired today's session.
Tā dāngxuǎn wéi Zhòngyìyuàn fùyìzhǎng.
She was elected vice-speaker of the House of Representatives.

Tips

usage
= vice/deputy, 议长 = speaker/chairman of a parliament. Used in news about foreign legislatures (US House, Japanese Diet, Korean National Assembly). Note 议长 is the parliamentary speaker; the head of China's NPC is called 委员长 (weiyuanzhang) instead.

Stroke Order

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