课长

課長

kèzhǎng

noun #29,653

Measure Word

一位课长 wèi

Meanings

1 section chief
2 head of a department/unit (in a company or government)

Characters

section; lesson; course; department unit

head; chief; leader

Examples

HSK 4

课长要向部长汇报工作进展。

Kèzhǎng yào xiàng bùzhǎng huìbào gōngzuò jìnzhǎn.

The section chief has to report work progress to the department head.

HSK 7-9

他刚被提拔为人事课长。

Tā gāng bèi tíbá wéi rénshì kèzhǎng.

He was just promoted to head of the HR section.

Tips

culture

课长 is a common title in East Asian corporate and government hierarchy, directly borrowed into Chinese from Japanese (課長, kachō). It sits below 部长 (department head) and above ordinary staff.

Stroke Order

课 kè

长 cháng