社长

社長

shèzhǎng

noun #9,462

Measure Word

一位社长 wèi

Meanings

1 president (of a company or organization)
2 director (of a news agency or publishing house)

Characters

society; organization; agency

chief; head; leader

Examples

新华社社长出席了会议。

Xīnhuáshè shèzhǎng chūxí le huìyì.

The president of Xinhua News Agency attended the meeting.

他是出版社的社长。

Tā shì chūbǎnshè de shèzhǎng.

He is the president of the publishing house.

Tips

usage

社长 is mainly used for heads of news agencies (通讯社), publishing houses (出版社), or Japanese-style corporate presidents (社長 shacho). For CEO of a typical Chinese company, use 总裁 (zǒngcái) or 董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng).

Stroke Order

社 shè

长 cháng