总干事

總幹事
zǒnggànshi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 director-general (of an international organization)

Examples

HSK 5
Tā shì zhège guójì zǔzhī de zǒnggànshi.
She is the director-general of this international organization.
HSK 7-9
Shìwèi Zǔzhī zǒnggànshi de rènqī shì wǔ nián, kěyǐ liánrèn yí cì.
The WHO Director-General serves a five-year term and can be re-elected once.

Tips

usage
The title of an international body's head is fixed by custom: the WHO, the WTO and the IAEA have a 总干事, the UN has a 秘书长, and the IMF a 总裁. 干事 on its own is a junior officer or clerk in an organization.

Stroke Order

总 zǒng
干 gān
事 shì