Chinese word

厂长

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǎng zhǎng

Meaning

  • nounfactory manager

Example

厂长正在开会，下午才回来。cháng zhǎng zhèng zài kāi huì xià wǔ cái huí lái

The factory manager is in a meeting and will not be back until this afternoon.

Illustration for 厂长 (factory manager)

More examples

下午，我向厂长汇报了新产品的试产结果。xià wǔ wǒ xiàng cháng zhǎng huì bào le xīn chán pǐn de shì chǎn jié guǒ

In the afternoon, I reported the results of the new product's trial production to the factory manager.

Core concept

The person who keeps an entire factory's work, people, and machinery running together.

Common phrases

  • 向厂长汇报xiàng cháng zhǎng huì bào

    report to the factory manager

  • 担任厂长dān rèn cháng zhǎng

    serve as factory manager

  • 与厂长会面yǔ cháng zhǎng huì miàn

    meet with the factory manager

Similar words

经理jīng lǐ: A manager responsible for the work, staff, and results of an organization or department.
负责人fù zé rén: The person responsible for carrying out a particular task or project and achieving its results.

Definition in Chinese

工厂的负责人，全面负责生产组织、人员管理和设备运行的监督与协调。gōng chǎng de fù zé rén quán miàn fù zé shēng chǎn zǔ zhī rén yuán guán lǐ hé shè bèi yùn xíng de jiān dū yǔ xié tiáo

Word origin

厂长 (chǎngzhǎng, "factory manager") combines 厂 (chǎng, "factory") with 长 (zhǎng, "head"), forming a title for the person who leads the whole factory.

Usage tips

  • In workplace conversation, this title points to overall factory leadership, not just supervision of one shift, team, or machine.

Opposites

Related words

  • 厂长室cháng zhǎng shìfactory manager's officenoun
  • 厂长助理cháng zhǎng zhù lǐfactory manager's assistantnoun

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