Chinese Conversation · Level 76
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Chinese word
总监
Pronunciation
Pinyinzǒng jiān
Meaning
- noundirector
Example
他是公司的总监。tā shì gōng sī de zǒng jiān
He is the company's director.
More examples
公司决定任命她为人力资源的总监。gōng sī jué dìng rèn mìng tā wéi rén lì zī yuán de zǒng jiān
The company decided to appoint her as its human resources director.
Core concept
The person at the top of one organizational function, linking daily operations, major decisions, and outside coordination.
Common phrases
人力资源总监rén lì zī yuán zǒng jiān
human resources director
市场总监shì cháng zǒng jiān
marketing director
技术总监jì shù zǒng jiān
technical director
被任命为总监bèi rèn mìng wèi zǒng jiān
be appointed director
Similar words
经理jīng lǐ: A manager who runs the daily work of a department or other organizational unit.
总经理zǒng jīng lǐ: The leader with final responsibility for managing a whole company's operations.
主管zhú guǎn: A person who directs and checks the daily work of a particular team or task.
负责人fù zé rén: A person who takes responsibility for a task or matter and deals with problems.
Definition in Chinese
在组织内担任高级领导，负责某一职能或业务领域的日常管理、重要决策和对内对外的协调工作，承担该领域的最终责任。zài zǔ zhī nèi dān rèn gāo jí líng dǎo fù zé mǒu yì zhí néng huò yè wù lǐng yù de rì cháng guán lǐ zhòng yào jué cè hé duì nèi duì wài de xié tiáo gōng zuò chéng dān gāi lǐng yù de zuì zhōng zé rèn
Word origin
总监 (zǒngjiān, "director") joins the ideas of gathering things together and supervising them, which suits a leader with broad control over one area.
Usage tips
- The title usually identifies responsibility for a particular area rather than automatic leadership of the whole organization, so its scope comes from the surrounding context.
Other meanings
- department headnoun
- person in chargenoun
Opposites
- 下属xià shǔsubordinatenoun
- 基层员工jī céng yuán gōngfrontline employeenoun
Related words
- 副总监fù zǒng jiāndeputy directornoun
- 总监助理zǒng jiān zhù lǐdirector's assistantnoun