厅长

廳長

tīngzhǎng

noun #29,536

Measure Word

一位厅长 wèi

Meanings

1 head of a provincial government department
2 director-general of a bureau

Characters

hall; government department (provincial level)

head; chief; leader

Examples

HSK 7-9

他刚被任命为省教育厅厅长。

Tā gāng bèi rènmìng wéi shěng jiàoyù tīng tīngzhǎng.

He was just appointed as the head of the provincial education department.

HSK 7-9

厅长出席了今天的新闻发布会。

Tīngzhǎng chūxí le jīntiān de xīnwén fābùhuì.

The department head attended today's press conference.

Tips

usage

厅 refers to a provincial-level government department (e.g. 教育厅, 财政厅). 厅长 is the director of such a department, equivalent to a senior civil servant rank in China's administrative hierarchy.

Stroke Order

厅 tīng

长 cháng