审计长 (shěn jì zhǎng) — auditor general, chief auditor (head of an audi…

Definition

审计长 (shěnjìzhǎng) is the title for the head of a national audit institution — the most senior auditor in a country.

noun

auditor generalchief auditor (head of an audit institution)

Measure word · 位

审计长。
Tā shì guó jiā zuì gāo shěn jì zhǎng.
He is the country's highest auditor general.
审计长。
shěn jì zhǎng De bào gào yǐ jīng tí jiāo gěi yì huì.
The auditor general's report has been submitted to parliament.
审计长。
Zhè wèi xīn shěn jì zhǎng jiāng zài xià ge yuè shàng rèn.
This new auditor general will take office next month.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

审计audit

审shěnexamine计jìaccounts

动宾Verb + object

“审计” refers to auditing and “长” denotes the chief person, together naming the head of an audit institution.

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 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

宀釆田審

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

言十計

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

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.