院长 (yuàn zhǎng) — head of an institution ending with 院 (e.g., college, hospital, academy)
Definition
院长 is the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 — a dean for a 学院, a hospital director for a 医院. Use 校长 for a school principal instead.
noun
head of an institution ending with 院 (e.g., college, hospital, academy)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 院长。Wǒ men zhèng zài děng yuàn zhǎng de pī zhǔn.We are waiting for the dean's approval.
- 院长。Zhè wèi yuàn zhǎng shì cóng guó wài huí lái de zhuān jiā.This hospital director is an expert who returned from abroad.
- 院长。yuàn zhǎng Xià wǔ sān diǎn yǒu yí gè huì yì.The dean has a meeting at 3 pm.
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