站长

站長
zhànzhǎng
noun #36,798

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 stationmaster (of a train/bus station)
  2. 2 head of a station/center
  3. 3 webmaster (of a website)

Examples

Huǒchēzhàn de zhànzhǎng qīnzì lái jiǎnchá gōngzuò.
The stationmaster of the train station came to inspect the work in person.
Zhège lùntán de zhànzhǎng měi tiān dōu huì huífù liúyán.
The webmaster of this forum replies to messages every day.
Tā bèi rènmìng wéi xīn de zhìyuàn fúwùzhàn zhànzhǎng.
He was appointed head of the new volunteer service center.

Tips

usage
站长 follows the pattern X+ ('head of X') common in Chinese titles: 校长 (principal), 部长 (minister), 队长 (team captain). Originally used for railway and bus stations, it expanded online to mean 'webmaster' — the operator of a 网站 (website).

Stroke Order

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