院长

院長

yuànzhǎng

noun HSK 2 #7,196

Measure Word

一位院长 wèi

Meanings

1 dean
2 president (of an institution)

Characters

Examples

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

院 yuàn

长 cháng