Chinese word

市长

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì zhǎng

Meaning

  • nounmayor

Example

今天市长要来我们学校讲话。jīn tiān shì zhǎng yào lái wǒ men xué xiào jiǎng huà

The mayor is coming to speak at our school today.

Illustration for 市长 (mayor)

More examples

我昨天在活动上见到市长。wǒ zuó tiān zài huó dòng shàng jiàn dào shì zhǎng

I met the mayor at the event yesterday.

Core concept

A city's public-facing leader, representing the local government in civic life.

Common phrases

  • 跟市长说话gēn shì zhǎng shuō huà

    talk to the mayor

  • 见到市长jiàn dào shì zhǎng

    meet the mayor

Similar words

市委书记shì wěi shū jì: The leader of a city's Communist Party organization, guiding its policies and political decisions.
市政府shì zhèng fǔ: The city government body that carries out policies and provides public services.

Definition in Chinese

市长 是指负责本市行政事务、城市建设和公共服务的官员或该职位的人。shì zhǎng shì zhǐ fù zé běn shì xíng zhèng shì wù chéng shì jiàn shè hé gōng gòng fú wù de guān yuán huò gāi zhí wèi de rén

Word origin

市长 (shìzhǎng, "mayor") combines 市 (shì, "city") with 长 (zhǎng, "head"), so its form names the head of a city.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese civic reporting, 市长 (shìzhǎng, "mayor") and 市委书记 (shìwěi shūjì, "municipal party secretary") refer to different leadership roles, so the titles should not be treated as synonyms.

Related words

  • 副市长fù shì zhǎngdeputy mayornoun
  • 市长助理shì zhǎng zhù lǐmayor's assistantnoun

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