院长 (yuànzhǎng): dean

Measure Word

一位院长 wèi

院长今天不在。

Yuànzhǎng jīntiān bú zài.

The dean is not here today.

新院长是一位女教授。

Xīn yuànzhǎng shì yī wèi nǚ jiàoshòu.

The new dean is a female professor.

usage

院长 can be the head of a hospital (hospital director), college (dean), court (chief judge), etc. — depends on which 院.

院 yuàn

长 cháng