Chinese word

店长

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn zhǎng

Meaning

  • nounstore manager

Example

现在店长正在开会。xiàn zài diàn zhǎng zhèng zài kāi huì

The store manager is in a meeting now.

Illustration for 店长 (store manager)

More examples

请问店长在哪儿？qǐng wèn diàn zhǎng zài nǎr

Excuse me, where is the store manager?

Core concept

The person who keeps a shop running by coordinating its staff, daily work, and customer needs.

Common phrases

  • 当店长dāng diàn zhǎng

    become a store manager

  • 店长办公室diàn zhǎng bàn gōng shì

    store manager's office

  • 找店长zhǎo diàn zhǎng

    call the store manager

Similar words

经理jīng lǐ: A manager who plans work and assigns people in a company or department.
老板láo bǎn: The owner of a shop or company who makes the final business decisions.
店主diàn zhǔ: A person who owns and runs a shop personally.

Definition in Chinese

在商店或餐馆等门店中负责日常经营管理、员工安排和顾客事务的负责人。zài shāng diàn huò cān guǎn děng mén diàn zhōng fù zé rì cháng jīng yíng guán lǐ yuán gōng ān pái hé gù kè shì wù de fù zé rén

Word origin

店 (diàn, "shop") + 长 (zhǎng, "leader") forms a title for the person who leads a shop's daily work.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 店长 (diànzhǎng, "shop leader") is a job title rather than a sign of ownership, so the person may manage a branch for a larger company.

Other meanings

  • sales floor managernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 助理店长zhù lǐ diàn zhǎngassistant store managernoun
  • 副店长fù diàn zhǎngdeputy store managernoun
  • 代理店长dài lǐ diàn zhǎngacting store managernoun

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