院长 meaning in English
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
Meaning of 院长
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- the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
How to use 院长
院长 is used for the head of any place whose name ends in 院, such as a hospital director, a college dean, or a court president. It works as a title after a surname, like 王院长 (Wáng yuànzhǎng). Example: 我们医院的院长很忙。(Wǒmen yīyuàn de yuànzhǎng hěn máng.) The director of our hospital is very busy.
院 (yuàn) is a courtyard or institution, like 医院 (yīyuàn) hospital or 学院 (xuéyuàn) college, and 长 (zhǎng) means the head or leader. Put them together and you get the person in charge of the 院.
Common mistake: Learners often read 长 here as cháng (long), but in 院长 it is zhǎng (head), the same reading as in 市长 (shìzhǎng) and 队长 (duìzhǎng). Also, 院长 is not used for a school principal. A middle school head is 校长 (xiàozhǎng).
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院 yuàn · courtyard · 9 strokes
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 院长.
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 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 |
| 院子 | yuànzi | courtyard; garden |
| 出院 | chūyuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 组长 | zǔzhǎng | group leader |
Questions about 院长
What does 院长 mean?
院长 (yuànzhǎng) means "the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 院长?
院长 is made of 2 characters: 院 (9 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 院长 an HSK word?
Yes. 院长 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 院长 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 院长 is written 院長.
What is the difference between 院长 and 校长?
校长 (xiàozhǎng) is the head of a 学校 (xuéxiào), such as a school or a whole university. 院长 heads a 院, such as a college within a university, a hospital, or a research institute. So at a university, the 校长 is above the 院长 of each college.
Can I call a cinema manager 院长?
Usually not. Even though 电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) ends in 院, people normally say 经理 (jīnglǐ) for a cinema manager. 院长 is mainly used for hospitals, colleges, courts, research institutes, and similar public institutions.