Meaning of 会长
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- president of a club, committee etc
How to use 会长
会长 is used for the elected head of a club, society, association, or chamber of commerce, and also for student unions. It works as a title after a surname, like 王会长 (Wáng huìzhǎng). Example: 她是我们学校摄影协会的会长。(Tā shì wǒmen xuéxiào shèyǐng xiéhuì de huìzhǎng.) She is the president of our school's photography club.
会 (huì) means a meeting or an association, and 长 (zhǎng) means the head or chief. The 会长 is the chief of the association, the person who runs the club's meetings.
Common mistake: Learners often read 长 here as cháng (long), but in titles for a leader it is always zhǎng, as in 市长 (shìzhǎng) and 队长 (duìzhǎng). Also, do not use 会长 for the president of a country or a company. Those are 总统 (zǒngtǒng) and 总裁 (zǒngcái) or 董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng).
会长 in example sentences
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会 huì · can · 6 strokes
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 会长.
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 机会 | jīhuì | opportunity; chance |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 市长 | shìzhǎng | mayor |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening party |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi |
| 音乐会 | yīnyuèhuì | concert |
| 组长 | zǔzhǎng | group leader |
Questions about 会长
What does 会长 mean?
会长 (huìzhǎng) means "president of a club, committee etc" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 会长?
会长 is made of 2 characters: 会 (6 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 会长 an HSK word?
Yes. 会长 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 会长 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 会长 is written 會長.
What is the difference between 会长 and 主席 (zhǔxí)?
Both can mean the head of an organization. 主席 sounds more formal and is used for chairpersons of committees, parties, or meetings. 会长 is the usual word for the head of a club, society, or association.
What do you call the vice president of a club in Chinese?
Add 副 (fù) in front: 副会长 (fùhuìzhǎng) means vice president of an association. The same pattern works for other titles, like 副市长 (fùshìzhǎng), deputy mayor.