所长 (suǒ zhǎng) — director of an institute; head of a research institute

Definition

Examples

• 他是我们研究所的所长，已经工作了二十年。
  Tā shì wǒ men yán jiū suǒ de suǒ zhǎng, yǐ jīng gōng zuò le èr shí nián.
  He is the director of our institute and has worked for twenty years.
• 这次会议是由院长和所长共同主持的。
  Zhè cì huì yì shì yóu yuàn zhǎng hé suǒ zhǎng gòng tóng zhǔ chí de.
  This meeting was co-chaired by the dean and the institute director.
• 新所长上任后，制定了许多新的研究计划。
  Xīn suǒ zhǎng shàng rèn hòu, zhì dìng le xǔ duō xīn de yán jiū jì huà.
  After the new director took office, many new research plans were formulated.