台长 (tái zhǎng) — head of a broadcasting station

Definition

noun

head of a broadcasting station

Measure word · 个

台长。
Zhè wèi tái zhǎng hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
This station director is very experienced.
台长。
tái zhǎng Jué dìng zēng jiā xīn wén jié mù.
The station director decided to increase news programs.
台长。
Wǒ men xīn lái de tái zhǎng shì cóng běi jīng diào lái de.
Our new station director was transferred from Beijing.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“台” refers to the station, and “长” means chief; together they name the person in charge of it.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臺; 台 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 台 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (窗台, 电视台) it is 臺; in others (台灯, 台球) (台风) it is 檯 or 台 or 颱.

The traditional form 臺 is the 喬 + 室 form; earlier versions combined a sound part with 室, and an old reading saw it as a watch tower.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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