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总监

zǒng jiān · zong jian

Traditional 總監

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. head
  2. director (of an organizational unit)
  3. (police) commissioner
  4. inspector-general
  5. rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
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In a conversation

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The new director

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)我们(wǒmen)的(de)新(xīn)总监(zǒngjiān)今天(jīntiān)来(lái)。

    I heard our new director is coming today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)总监(zǒngjiān)长(zhǎng)什么(shénme)样(yàng)吗(ma)？

    Do you know what the director looks like?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。那个(nàge)穿(chuān)蓝(lán)衣服(yīfu)的(de)是(shì)吗(ma)？

    No. Is the one in blue clothes the director?

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)是(shì)，那(nà)是(shì)小王(xiǎowáng)。

    No, that is Xiao Wang.

  5. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)在(zài)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)的(de)呢(ne)？

    What about the one drinking coffee?

  6. Qiqi

    你们好(nǐmenhǎo)，我(wǒ)就是(jiùshì)新(xīn)总监(zǒngjiān)。

    Hello, I am the new director.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)被(bèi)提(tí)升(shēng)为(wéi)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)技(jì)术(shù)总(zǒng)监(jiān)。

He was promoted to technical director of the company.

02

艺(yì)术(shù)总(zǒng)监(jiān)对(duì)这(zhè)次(cì)展(zhǎn)览(lǎn)很(hěn)满(mǎn)意(yì)。

The art director is very satisfied with this exhibition.

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