Chinese word

部长

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù zhǎng

Meaning

  • noundepartment head

Example

部长今天来公司开会。bù zhǎng jīn tiān lái gōng sī kāi huì

The department head is coming to the company for a meeting today.

Illustration for 部长 (department head)

More examples

部长向大家介绍了新政策。bù zhǎng xiàng dà jiā jiè shào le xīn zhèng cè

The department head introduced the new policy to everyone.

Core concept

The leader of a defined organizational section represents its needs while taking responsibility for its work and decisions.

Common phrases

  • 向部长汇报xiàng bù zhǎng huì bào

    report to the department head

  • 新任部长xīn rèn bù zhǎng

    new department head

Similar words

经理jīng lǐ: A manager who runs an organization or department and takes responsibility for its performance.

Definition in Chinese

指在一定组织中担任领导职务、对部门事务负责并参与决策的职务名称，既可称呼政府部门的部长，也可称呼单位内的部门负责人。zhǐ zài yí dìng zǔ zhī zhōng dān rèn líng dǎo zhí wù duì bù mén shì wù fù zé bìng cān yù jué cè de zhí wù míng chēng jì kě chēng hū zhèng fǔ bù mén de bù zhǎng yě kě chēng hū dān wèi nèi de bù mén fù zé rén

Word origin

部 (bù, "section") + 长 (zhǎng, "leader") forms 部长 (bùzhǎng, "department leader"), naming the person who leads a defined part of an organization.

Usage tips

  • A surname before the title is a common way to address a person in this role, linking the respectful title to the individual rather than treating it as a personal name.

Other meanings

  • ministernoun
  • person in chargenoun

Related words

  • 副部长fù bù zhǎngdeputy department headnoun
  • 部长级bù zhǎng jíat department-head leveladjective

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