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处长

處長
chùzhǎng
noun HSK 6 #24,624

Measure Word

一位处长 wèi

Meanings

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

Characters

处
chù
department; division
长
zhǎng
head; chief
Head of a department - a division chief.

Examples

HSK 3
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 4
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 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