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院长

yuàn zhǎng · yuan zhang

Traditional 院長

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 (yuàn)
  2. chair of a board
  3. president of a university
  4. department head
  5. dean
  6. premier of the Republic of China
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Who is the dean?

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)院长(yuànzhǎng)要(yào)来(lái)我们(wǒmen)教室(jiàoshì)看看(kànkan)。

    The dean is coming to our classroom tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    院长(yuànzhǎng)？我(wǒ)没(méi)见(jiàn)过(guò)院长(yuànzhǎng)。

    The dean? I have never seen the dean.

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)很(hěn)高(gāo)，戴(dài)眼镜(yǎnjìng)，很(hěn)和气(héqi)。

    He is tall, wears glasses, and is very kind.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)和(hé)他(tā)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)！

    Oh! I talked to him downstairs yesterday!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did you say?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)问(wèn)他(tā)：先生(xiānsheng)，请问(qǐngwèn)院长(yuànzhǎng)办公室(bàngōngshì)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I asked him: sir, where is the dean's office?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

院(yuàn)长(zhǎng)在(zài)会(huì)议(yì)上(shàng)宣(xuān)布(bù)了(le)新(xīn)的(de)规(guī)定(dìng)。

The dean announced the new rules at the meeting.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)医(yī)院(yuàn)的(de)院(yuàn)长(zhǎng)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)很(hěn)忙(máng)。

The director of this hospital is busy every day.

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院
yuàn

courtyard; institution

长
cháng

length; long

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