司长 (sī zhǎng) — department head; director of a department (in government or large organization)
Definition
A government department-level title (e.g. in a ministry), one rank below 司局长/局长 and above 处长. The '司' refers to a 'department' under a ministry, not a private-company division head.
noun
department headdirector of a department (in government or large organization)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 司长。Zhè wèi sī zhǎng fù zé zhěng gè bù mén de yù suàn.This department head is responsible for the entire department's budget.
- 司长。Xīn shàng rèn de sī zhǎng tí chū le gǎi gé fāng àn.The newly appointed department head proposed a reform plan.
- 司长。sī zhǎng Zài huì yì shàng zuò le gōng zuò bào gào.The department head gave a work report at the meeting.
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