室长 (shì cháng) — head of a dormitory room; section head in an office
Definition
A compound of 室 ("room/office") and 长 ("head/leader"). Used in two contexts: the student elected to lead a dorm room, or the person in charge of a section (科室/办公室) at work.
noun
head of a dormitory roomsection head in an office
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 室长。Wǒ men sù shè de shì cháng fù zé měi tiān jiǎn chá wèi shēng.Our dormitory room head is responsible for checking cleanliness every day.
- 室长。Bàn gōng shì shì cháng tōng zhī dà jiā xià wǔ liǎng diǎn kāi huì.The office section head informed everyone of a meeting at 2 PM.
- 室长，。Zuò wéi shì cháng, tā yào xié tiáo hǎo běn shì chéng yuán de gōng zuò ān pái.As the room head, he needs to coordinate the work schedules of the office members.
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