处长 (chùzhǎng) · department head; division chief

Measure Word

一位处长 wèi

Meanings

1 department head; division chief
2 director (of a government department)

Characters

Head of a department - a division chief.

Examples

HSK 3

王处长今天不在办公室。

Wáng chùzhǎng jīntiān bú zài bàngōngshì.

Director Wang is not in the office today.

HSK 4

处长负责整个部门的工作。

Chùzhǎng fùzé zhěnggè bùmén de gōngzuò.

The division chief is responsible for the entire department's work.

HSK 7-9

她被提拔为处长了。

Tā bèi tíbá wéi chùzhǎng le.

She was promoted to department head.

Tips

culture

In China's government hierarchy: 科长 (section chief) < 处长 (division chief) < 局长 (bureau chief) < 厅长 (department head) < 部长 (minister). 处长 is a mid-level but influential position.

Stroke Order

处 chǔ

长 cháng

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