董事会 (dǒngshìhuì): board of directors

Measure Word

一个董事会 gè

Meanings

1 board of directors

Characters

董

dǒng

to supervise; to direct

meeting; council; association

A meeting/council of directors.

Examples

HSK 6

董事会决定更换总经理。

Dǒngshìhuì juédìng gēnghuàn zǒngjīnglǐ.

The board of directors decided to replace the general manager.

HSK 6

他被选入了公司的董事会。

Tā bèi xuǎn rù le gōngsī de dǒngshìhuì.

He was elected to the company's board of directors.

Tips

memory

董事 (director) + 会 (meeting/council) = 董事会 (board of directors). The 会 suffix works the same way in 委员会 (committee) and 国会 (congress).

Stroke Order

董 Dǒng

事 shì

会 huì

Related Words

董事 dǒngshì HSK 7-9 #12,646

director (of a company board) / board member

公司董事会 gōngsī dǒngshìhuì

company board of directors / corporate board

董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng HSK 7-9 #18,320

chairman of the board / chairperson

理事会 lǐshìhuì #13,755

council / board of directors

当事人 dāngshìrén HSK 7-9 #2,772

the person involved / the party concerned / litigant (legal)

夜总会 yèzǒnghuì HSK 7-9 #4,589

nightclub

事务 shìwù HSK 7-9 #4,898

affairs; business matters / work; routine tasks

议会 yìhuì HSK 7-9 #5,008

parliament / legislature / congress

会面 huìmiàn HSK 7-9 #3,027

to meet / to have a meeting with

事务所 shìwùsuǒ HSK 7-9 #2,797

office / firm (esp. professional services)