厅长

廳長

tīngzhǎng

noun #29,536

Measure Word

一位厅长 wèi

Meanings

1 head of a provincial government department
2 director-general of a bureau

Characters

hall; government department (provincial level)

head; chief; leader

Examples

他刚被任命为省教育厅厅长。

Tā gāng bèi rènmìng wéi shěng jiàoyùtīng tīngzhǎng.

He was just appointed as the head of the provincial education department.

厅长出席了今天的新闻发布会。

Tīngzhǎng chūxí le jīntiān de xīnwén fābùhuì.

The department head attended today's press conference.

Tips

usage

厅 (tīng) refers to a provincial-level government department (e.g., 教育厅, 财政厅). 厅长 is the director of such a department, equivalent to a senior civil servant rank in China's administrative hierarchy.

Stroke Order

厅 tīng

长 cháng