处长

處長

chùzhǎng

noun HSK 6 #24,624

Measure Word

一位处长 wèi

Meanings

1 department head; division chief
2 director (of a government department)

Characters

department; division

Head of a department — a division chief.

Examples

王处长今天不在办公室。

Wáng chùzhǎng jīntiān bú zài bàngōngshì.

Director Wang is not in the office today.

她被提拔为处长了。

Tā bèi tíbá wéi chùzhǎng le.

She was promoted to department head.

处长负责整个部门的工作。

Chùzhǎng fùzé zhěnggè bùmén de gōngzuò.

The division chief is responsible for the entire department's work.

Tips

culture

In China's government hierarchy: 科长 (section chief) < 处长 (division chief) < 局长 (bureau chief) < 厅长 (department head) < 部长 (minister). 处长 is a mid-level but influential position.

Stroke Order

处 chǔ

长 cháng