Definition & Meaning

director general of a department (in a ministry); head of a subministry department

Word usage

sī zhǎng

司 长

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n.director general of a department (in a ministry); head of a subministry department
- jì sī zhǎng hé wén shì dōu zhàn zhe jí lì de gào tā
  祭司长和文士，都站着极力的告他。
  The chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
- fù sī zhǎng
  副司长
  director of the Tobacco Free Initiative at the WHO

Word usage

common measure word
"司长" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
- 一个司长
  one head of a subministry department
- 一位司长
  one head of a subministry department
- 一名司长
  one head of a subministry department

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