版主

bǎnzhǔ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 forum moderator
  2. 2 board moderator
  3. 3 subreddit-style admin

Examples

Tā shì zhège tiēbā de bǎnzhǔ.
He's the moderator of this Tieba board.
Wéiguī tiězi yǐjīng bèi bǎnzhǔ shānchú le.
The rule-breaking post has already been deleted by the moderator.

Tips

culture
版主 is the canonical title for community moderators on Chinese forum platforms — 贴吧 (Baidu Tieba), 天涯, 豆瓣 (Douban) groups. Tieba 版主 are colloquially called 吧主 (board master) instead, but 版主 is the cross-platform term. 'Mod' culture in China is centered there rather than on Reddit-style subreddits.
usage
Cluster of forum roles: 版主 (moderator) – 吧主 (Tieba-specific board master) – 管理员 (admin, higher level) – 楼主 (LZ, original poster). Don't confuse with 博主 (bózhǔ, blogger / content creator) — different prefix character entirely.

Stroke Order

bǎn
zhǔ